Oklahoman Archives
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
January 19, 1940

Pioneer Sapulpa Oil
        Man's Funeral is Set

TULSA, Jun, 18. – Funeral services for Birch Carthell Burnett, 63, years old of Sapulpa, active in development of several oil pools in this area will be conducted Friday at the Fist Presbyterian Church in Sapulpa.

Burial will be at Tulsa Memorial Park. He died Thursday in a hospital here.

 Burnett; was active in the development of the Glen pool. Cushing pool and Oilton field. He also was active in Sapulpa real estate developments and financed construction of an interurban between Sapulpa and Kiefer.