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John James Burnett Jr.

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Birth	:	12 Jun 1896
Death	:	7 Sep 1978
Burial	:	Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.9603004, -81.9152985
Description	:	John James Burnett Jr., Spartanburg motel owner and retired textile executive, died Thursday at the age of 82. For 46 years he was general manager of one of South Carolina's largest knitting plants, Powell Knitting Mill, a division of Spartan Mills. Following his retirement from the textile industry eight years ago, he built a motel, College Inn Motel, across from Converse College. The ancestral Burnett home was razed to make way for the modern motel, which Burnett and his son, John James Burnett III, operated. He once was teller for American National Bank and later was connected, for two years with Crews-Legion; a... Read More	John James Burnett Jr., Spartanburg motel owner and retired textile executive, died Thursday at the age of 82. For 46 years he was general manager of one of South Carolina's largest knitting plants, Powell Knitting Mill, a division of Spartan Mills. Following his retirement from the textile industry eight years ago, he built a motel, College Inn Motel, across from Converse College. The ancestral Burnett home was razed to make way for the modern motel, which Burnett and his son, John James Burnett III, operated. He once was teller for American National Bank and later was connected, for two years with Crews-Legion; a cotton brokerage firm in Spartanburg. Born in Spartanburg County, he was the husband of Helen Porter Burnett, a member of Central United Methodist Church and a member of the Spartanburg Men's Garden Club. Surviving, in addition to his wife and son, are a daughter, Mrs. Henry DuPree of Spartanburg; a brother, Judge Bobo Burnett of Charlotte, N.C., seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the graveside in Oakwood Cemetery. The family is at the residence, 722 Hollywood St. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity. M. W. Bobo Funeral Chapel. Obit provided by d yancey

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John James Burnett Jr.'s memorial is located at: Oakwood Cemetery, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, USA.
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Latitude: 34.9603004
Longitude: -81.9152985

Family Members:

Parent

John James Burnett

(1863 - 1936)

Annie Leila Bobo Carlisle Burnett

(1869 - 1928)

Spouse

Helen Porter Burnett

(1898 - 1987)

Siblings

Bobo Burnett

(1892 - 1987)

Children

John James “Jack” Burnett III

(1929 - 2005)

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Coordinate: 34.9603004, -81.9152985

2. West Oakwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9597650, -81.9166620

3. Trinity United Methodist Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 34.9516400, -81.9128250

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Coordinate: 34.9496650, -81.9243700

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13. Cemetery Hill
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Coordinate: 34.9378014, -81.9186020

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Coordinate: 34.9846090, -81.9167400

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Coordinate: 34.9580880, -81.9451590

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Coordinate: 34.9665108, -81.8842468

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Coordinate: 34.9863890, -81.9346270

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Coordinate: 34.9831009, -81.8880997

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Coordinate: 34.9927300, -81.9158500

21. Fairview Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 34.9937820, -81.9138290

22. New Hidden Hill Baptist Church
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Coordinate: 34.9290620, -81.9332350

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