David Foley Burtnett

Foley Burtnett, 56, a longtime resident of Springtown, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at home. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hilltop Family Church, 1227 Cottondale Road, Springtown. Interment: Goshen Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hilltop Family Church. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the Burtnett family requests consideration of donations in Foley's memory to Cancer Care Services, 623 S. Henderson St., Fort Worth, Texas 76104. David Foley Burtnett was born June 19, 1955, in Fort Worth, the fourth of six children to Robert L. and Ethel May Broaddus Burtnett. He was a member of the Springtown High School class of 1973. Foley married the former Sharon Caroline Clugston in Springtown on Feb. 22, 1997, and they began their life together. Foley loved hot rods and engines and could build or fix anything. He was a great person and had no enemies. Foley was a very patient and kind person and in the words of Sharon, "He was perfect." Foley was a faithful member of Hilltop Family Church. Foley was preceded in death by his father, Robert Louis Burtnett, and grandmother, Ethel May Broaddus. Survivors: Wife, Sharon Burtnett of Springtown; children, Austin and Kendall Burtnett of Keller, Kala Triggs and husband, Madison, of Springtown, Aaron Cessac and wife, Jennifer, of Granbury; grandchildren, Deven and Gavin Triggs of Springtown, Elliott, Logan and Lillian Cessac of Granbury; mother, Ethel May Burtnett of Springtown; siblings, Sally Burtnett of Springtown, Barbara Crow and husband, David, of Tyler, Robert Burtnett and wife, Linda, of Springtown, James Burtnett and wife, Kaye, of Springtown, and Virginia Cotton and husband, Russell, Mineral Wells; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of loving family and friends. White's Funeral Home Springtown, 817-220-7111