A memorial service for Rev. Kenneth Harold Burnham, age 75, of Jet, will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, July 3, 2009, at the Cherokee Friends Church, with Greg Giles officiating.  Refreshments will be served following the service for a time of visitation with the family.  Cremation arrangements are by Anderson-Burris Funeral Home and Crematory.

      He was born to Glenn Upton and Golda Elma (Manning) Burnham on August 22, 1933, in Wakita, and passed away on Monday, June 29, 2009, at his home in Jet.

     Kenneth grew up in Jet, graduating from Jet High School.  On June 6, 1953, he married Joan Rhodes in Edison, Nebraska.  She became his wife and partner together in their ministry.  He called her his vice-president on many occasions.  He attended Central College in McPherson, Kansas, and then pastored churches in Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska.  Kenneth earned his B.A. degree from Greenville College.  He was an evangelist and hosted many camps and seminars.  They moved back to Jet in 1998 to be near his mother.  He was very active in the Jet Senior Center, Lions Club and served on the Jet Cemetery Board.   Kenneth was always helping others.

     He is survived by his wife Joan of the home; three daughters, Judy Banks of Newton, KS, Anita Slack of Clermont, FL, and Carol Garrison of Olathe, KS; one son Steve Burnham of Longmont, CO; eleven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and  one brother Robert Burnham of Jet.

     He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters.

     Memorials may be made to Jet Senior Center or charity of choice.