Lindon “Dean” Burkhart, of Guymon, Oklahoma, formerly of Perryton, Texas passed away Saturday, June 22, 2024 in Amarillo, Texas. Viewing will be Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Sunday, June 30, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Perryton. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 1, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Perryton, Texas with Rev. Van Heckle officiating. Burial will follow in Ochiltree Cemetery in Perryton. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. of Perryton, Texas.
Mr. Burkhart was born on May 20, 1935 in Hooker, Oklahoma to Carter Burkhart and Bernice Phelps. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. He loved to fish, watching sports, and he loved spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Mr. Burkhart is survived by two sons, Mitch Burkhart and wife Susan, of Guymon, Oklahoma, and Brian Burkhart and wife Kimberly of Round Rock, Texas; one daughter, Stacey Chase and husband Kevin, of Southlake Texas; five grandsons, Brady Burkhart, Breck Burkhart, Chapman Burkhart, Sullivan Burkhart, and Austin Chase; one granddaughter, Bethany Burkhart; and four great-grandsons, Sampson Dean Burkhart, Brent “Ace” Burkhart, Carter James Burkhart, and Dean Ellsworth Burkhart.
Mr. Burkhart was preceded in death by his parents, and his brother, Larry Gene Burkhart.