Background
Gennett Burton was born on January 18, 1945, in Durant, Oklahoma, United States. She was a daughter of Lester James Bowden, a minister, and Opal Ann Bowden (maiden name Posey), a homemaker. Gennett had two sisters and a brother.
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Gennett Burton
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Gennett Burton dropped out of high school at sixteen. She received the equivalent of a high school diploma at the age of forty-two and started attending junior college.
Career
Gennett Burton was famous not only as an author of the books for children. She also did research on wild animals and on the influence of the relations between teenagers and younger children on their adulthood.
In addition, Burton contributed to many newspapers.
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Quotations:
"I feel sad when I hear of a child or an adult who cannot read or write. Illiteracy is a major problem in our nation today. ... I feel this is not the fault of the teachers. It is the responsibility of parents, grandparents, and all of us who can read and write to share our knowledge. We must start teaching our babies at a very early age that reading is a valuable tool they can use for a lifetime, a tool they can give to someone else as they grow."
"Perhaps I did get left behind as far as my education is concerned, but one thing is certain: I will never stop learning."
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Personality
Physical Characteristics: Gennett Burton suffered from cancer.
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Gennett Burton was married twice. Her first husband became Larry Max Pinkerton. The family produced one daughter Carol Ann Pinkerton Lafayette and two sons named Larry Jerome and Steven Jeffery.
On January 26, 1988, Burton married Joseph Robert Burton. They had a son, Joseph Robert.
Burton also had a step-daughter April Nichole McKee, seventeen grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
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September 2, 2011 (aged 66) -
Resting place
Magnolia Cemetery, Onalaska, Texas, United States -
Nationality
American -
Religion
Protestant -
Political Party
Republican party