SERVICES
Hill & Son Funeral Home
Appleton City, Missouri
Saturday, November 11, 2006
10:00 a.m.

MINISTER
Reverend Gene Gray

MILITARY
GRAVESIDE SERVICE
Whiteman Air Force Honor Guard

INTERMENT
RockvilleCemetery
Rockville, Missouri

MEMORIAL
Appleton City VFW Post 11242

Clifton Lee Burkentine, son of Charles Franklin and Mary Lucille (Ansolvich) Burkentine, was born November 23, 1924 in Pennsville, New Jersey. He departed this life at Medicalodge of Butler in Butler, Missouri November 8, 2006 at 71 years of age.
Honda, as he was known to his friends, joined the U.S. Air Force when he was 17 years old and served his country for 23 years. He spent many of those years stationed in Japan and Okinawa where he worked as a mechanic. After his retirement from the military Honda spent several years working as a mechanic for Peabody Coal Company.
Honda enjoyed collecting guns, hunting and fishing. He especially liked hunting and "mechanicing" with his grandson, Joe.
Mr. Burkentine was a lifetime member of the VFW, belonged to Disabled American Veterans and American Sergeant's Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one grandson, Joshua Grant Melton. Survivors include his four daughters: Kathy Foster and husband Bob of Belton, Missouri, Lucy Melton and husband Ray of Rockville, Missouri, Brenda Jones and husband Dave of Independence, Missouri and Karen Springer of Shawnee, Kansas; three brothers: Dwane Burkentine of Delaware, Charles Burkentine of Salem, New Jersey and George Burkentine of Rockville, Missouri; two sisters, Sharon McCallaster of Pennsville, New Jersey and Michelle Allison of Salem, New Jersey; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.