BURKELL

Published on Sunday, March 14, 2010 12:26 AM CST

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Donald Gordon Burkell, 72, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 8, 2010, at Slidell Memorial Hospital.

He was the beloved husband of Helen Gurley Burkell; father of Michael Edward Burkell; son of the late Frank and Esther Burkell; brother of Sandi Decker; brother-in-law of Charles Decker. He is also survived by three grandchildren, Kaylynne Lauff, Hunter Michael Burkell and Abigail Denise Burkell.

He was a native of Chicago, a longtime resident of Panama City, Fla., and a resident of Slidell for the past 33 years. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and an employee of Stennis Space Center.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at First Baptist Church of Slidell, 4141 Pontchartrain Drive, Slidell. Friends may visit at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Biloxi National Cemetery at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Donations may be made to the First Baptist Student Center Fund. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell.

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