Afton Burdick 2000-2017
Afton Alaine Burdick, 16, Circleville, passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, as a result of a car accident.
She was born Sept. 11, 2000, in Holton, the daughter of Alan David Burdick and Lori Lynn Arnold Burdick.
Afton was a sophomore at Jackson Heights High School and was a member of the yearbook staff. She had just been accepted to the culinary program at Washburn Tech. She was a member of Circleville Christian Church. Afton got her first job working at Banner Creek Animal Hospital as a kennel tech.
Survivors include her mother, Lori Burdick of Circleville; her father, Alan Burdick of Ottawa; her sister, Bailey Burdick of Circleville; maternal grandparents, Robert and Jeannie Arnold of Circleville; maternal great-grandmother, Maxine Lewis of Holton; aunts, uncles, cousins and her two best-friends/side-kicks, Mikayla Coop of Holton and Emilee Borders of Whiting. She was preceded in death by maternal uncle, Randy Arnold; and paternal grandparents.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 at Mercer Funeral Home in Holton. Burial will follow in Circleville Cemetery. Family will greet friends from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Afton Burdick Memorial Fund, sent in care of Mercer Funeral Home, P.O. Box 270, Holton, KS 66436. To leave a special message for the family, please visit www.mercerfuneralhomes.com
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