Robert Lane Burkhead

Celebration of Life services for Robert Lane Burkhead, 82, of Longview will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 2, 2017, at the Alpine Presbyterian Church in Longview. The family will receive friends following the services. Mr. Burkhead passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Longview.

Mr. Burkhead was born October 16, 1934 in Jackson, Tennessee to the late Evans Lane Burkhead and Virginia Lee Fitch Burkhead. He was a retired teacher after many years of service and influencing many young minds teaching math, social studies and computer literacy. Robert loved music, singing and performing. He performed in musical productions, Barbershop Quartets and other choral productions. Robert was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Natchitoches, LA and more recently of the Alpine Presbyterian Church; singing in the choir. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Robert’s legacy will live on in all the family, friends and students whose lives he touched.

He is survived by his wife Joyce Burkhead of Longview; son Greg Burkhead and wife Stephanie of The Colony; step children Larry Simmons and wife Deborah of Ore City, Lynda Terry and husband Robert of Avinger, Rene Thompson and husband Jody of Gladewater and Jason Simmons of Little Rock, AR; brother Charles Burkhead of Chicago, IL; the mother of his children Marie Burkhead of The Colony; granddaughter Daisy Burkhead of The Colony; 18 step grandchildren; 23 step great grandchildren as well as many other loving family and friends.

Mr. Burkhead is preceded in death by his daughter Virginia (Jenny) Burkhead who passed away in 2007.