Donald Steve Burnette, age 76 of Ellenboro died Friday, June 23, 2023, at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.  Steve was born on July 24, 1946, in McDowell County and was a son of the late John Hicks Burnette and Emma Lee Rumfelt Burnette.  He worked for many years in sales at Burns Chevrolet in Gaffney.  He enjoyed fishing and was a skilled woodworker. 

He was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Burnette.

Survivors include his wife, Jeanie Burnette of the home, his sons, Todd Burnette and wife Amanda of Winchester, Tennessee, Chad Burnette and wife Nancy of Shelby, his brother, Jim Burnette of Newton, NC, and sisters, Donna Kohler of Harris and Linda Hewitt of Bostic.  There are also four grandchildren, Britny Reeves, Blake Reeves, Kayla Hallman and Jordan Burnette, and three great-grandchildren, Saydee Reeves, Macklin Hallman and Kainan Burnette.

The funeral service will be held at 11 o’clock on Monday, June 26, 2023, in The Padgett and King Chapel.  Visitation will be from 10 until 11 o’clock prior to the service at the mortuary.  Interment will be private for the immediate family at High Shoal Baptist Church Cemetery. 

The Padgett and King Mortuary & Crematory is in charge of arrangements and an online guest registry is available at www.padgettking.com