Esther Marie Burt

Funeral services for Esther Marie (Dobbs) Burt, of Sperry, were held Monday, September 10, 2012 at First Baptist Church in Sperry, OK. Reverend Andy Anquoe and Reverend Charles Brazeal officiated and burial was in Rest Haven Cemetery in Sperry, OK. Casket bearers were Jimmy Burt, III, John Burt, Steve Patterson, Charles Sisler, Jack Seran, and F.B. Leonard.

Esther was born December 29, 1920 in Manes, MO at home to Ben and Mary Melvina (Rutledge) Dobbs. She passed away September 6, 2012 in Sperry, OK at the age of 91.

Esther was the only girl in a family of 10 children. When asked if her brothers ever picked on her she always said, “Oh no, they were always good to me.” She was a member of an undefeated high school girls’ basketball team in 1937. At the age of 16, Esther married Jim Burt, Sr., he was 20. When he saw her, he said “That’s the girl I’m going to marry.”  And he did, they were married for 70 happy years. They lived in Coweta, moved to Tulsa and then on to Sperry in 1943. There, they raised 3 children who attended Sperry Public Schools.

Esther was a homemaker and Jim’s right-hand woman working right along beside him every day at the sawmill and oil field. Both Esther and Jim accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior and were long-time dedicated members of the Freewill Baptist Church of Skiatook. She loved the outdoors and her family. She always led the family to her house for meals and holidays. Esther was always a hard worker, willing and ready to pitch in and help her family with any project. She was steadfast with her positive and encouraging attitude. No matter how difficult the situation was, she always made the best of it, by putting on a good attitude and encouraging others

She is survived by her sons, Jimmy Burt, Jr. of Owasso and Paul Burt of Sperry; grandchildren, Michele Patterson and husband Steve, Jimmy Burt, III and wife Cheri, John Burt, Dalton Jackson, Randy Jackson, Teresa Schuette and husband Mike, Christy Bowers and husband Doy, Connie Dowling and husband Danny; special friends: Rhonda Spurgeon & Amanda Stamps, along with numerous great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Burt, Sr.; daughter, Chrystol Wilson; daughter-in-laws, Johnnie Burt and Deanie Burt; parents, Ben and Mary Dobbs, and nine brothers, Albert, Lee, Dee, Howard, Everett, Lester, Chester, and L.D.