Gayle L Burnette *
SALEM — Gayle Lynne (McLaughlin) Burnette 49, of Salem died at 3:14 PM Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown.
Gayle was born on September 17, 1957 in Salem to the late James Jay and Blanche A. (Willard) McLaughlin.
She has been a lifetime area resident and had been employed for 28 years at the Salem Community Hospital.
She dedicated her life to caring for animals. She was known as “Ma Bassett”, volunteering for the Ohio Bassett Rescue. Her home was used to foster care as well as adopting many Bassett hounds over the years.
She is preceded in death on October 15, 2003 by her husband, W. Randy Burnette whom she married on May 23, 1986.
She is survived by her sister Mrs. James ( Marcia ) Kundravi and a brother Richard McLaughlin both of Salem, two nieces, Mrs. Gary (Tracy) Blough and Mrs. Trent ( Sheri) Bartolotti, several nephews, and her Bassett Hounds Molly and Pretzel.
Calling hours will be held on Saturday from 7 to 9 PM at the Arbaugh-Pearce-Greenisen Funeral Home. A private family burial will be held in Lutheran Cemetery in Petersburg, OH.
The family has requested to have memorial contributions to be made to the American Diabetes Association 1815 W. Market Street Suite 108, Akron, Ohio 44313
6 Jul 2007