Leah Irene (Aulbert) & Sammie Darrow "Sam" Burckhalter
Headstone Photo Mulberry Cemetery
Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

Photos © Jeanette Perrin Coaly

Leah Irene Aulbert Burckhalter

© Cheyenne Star

17 Apr 2003

Submitted by: Wanda Purcell

Leah Irene Aulbert Burckhalter was born December 25, 1907 in Elk City, Oklahoma to Mollie and Lee Aulbert. She passed away April 12, 2003 in the Bell Avenue Nursing Center of Elk City.

Irene grew up in Beckham and Roger Mills counties.

She was married to Sammie D. Burckhalter south of Berlin, Oklahoma on October 13, 1928 and they lived in the Grimes community until moving north to Texola. They later moved north of Sweetwater on the Godfrey place and then California for a short time before returning to Oklahoma where they lived at Erick and then the Sunny Point community until 1963 when they moved to the Meridian community to make their home.

Irene later moved to Elk City where she resided at Bell Avenue Nursing Home. She enjoyed all of the activities at the nursing home, but mainly enjoyed the bingo games, which she never missed if she was able to attend, and she frequently won.

Irene also enjoyed going to garage sales.

She was the best of moms and will be greatly missed by a loving family.

The family requests memorial donations be made to the organization of your choice.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, Willis Lee and Pete Aulbert; three grandsons, Ted Burckhalter; and Sammy and Shane York; one granddaughter, Ellen Watson; one great grandson, Chris Schmidt; and one great great grandson, Trenton Schmidt.

Graveside services were held April 15, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. at Mulberry Cemetery, officiated by J. M. Ashley. Arrangements are under the direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Services.

Survivors include two daughters, Fern York and husband, Ronnie of Elk City, Oklahoma; Kaye Hopkins of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; two sons, S. A. "Buck" Burckhalter and wife, Vera of Sweetwater, Oklahoma; Paul Burkhalter and wife, Donna of Stratfford, Missouri; two granddaughters, Diane Plenert and husband, Dennis of Mound Ridge, Kansas; Angie Allard and husband, James of Edmond, Oklahoma; two granddaughters-in-law, Linda Owens Burckhalter of Elk City, Oklahoma; Linda Witt Burckhalter of Sweetwater, Oklahoma; three great grandchildren, Brandy Blevins and husband, Jarrod of Sayre, Oklahoma; Benji Burckhalter and wife, April of Sweetwater, Oklahoma; and Julie Skelton and husband, Brent, of Elk City, Oklahoma; one great granddaughter-in-law, Michelle Schmidt of Sweetwater, Oklahoma; five great great grandchildren, Austyn and Avery Blevins, Nathan Dunlap, Ethan Schmidt and Christian Skelton; and a host of other relatives and friends.