Reverend Harvey L. Burt

BURT, Rev. Harvey Lee - age 86, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Kith Haven. Family hour 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Hillard Burt, officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Rev. Burt will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday. Rev. Harvey Lee Burt was born on September 27, 1929, in Kosciusko, Mississippi the son of Jessie and Bertha Burt. Harvey completed his education in Kosciusko, MS and graduated from Midwestern Bible College. Rev. Burt then served at Palestine Church of God in Christ. He loved the Lord, singing and preaching God’s word. He loved taking long walks, visiting the sick and shut-in. Harvey was a great father and husband, married to Helen for 58 years. He provided 34 years of service with General Motors and was the owner of both Blackstone’s Security Agency and Burt’s Record Shop. He loved to travel and enjoyed special cars. He enjoyed cooking and entertaining his family and friends. He shared a very special bond with all little children and gave great advice to adults. He will be missed, but will forever live in our hearts. Rev. Harvey Lee Burt leaves to cherish his memory: Wife, Helen Burt of Flint; 3 daughters, Sherry Burt of Muskegon, MI, Velynda (Dr. Ramotsumi) Makhene of Grand Blanc, MI and Edris Burt of Fort Worth, TX; 4 grandchildren, Thabo Makhene, Naledi Makhene, Kiajah Burt, and Laila Redmon; 1 great-grandchild, Paris Burt; 2 sisters, Alliglee Hopkins of Chicago, IL and Katie Moore of Muskegon, MI; 2 brothers, Rev. Hilliard (Ernestine) Burt of Chicago, IL and Roosevelt (Shirley) Burt of Muskegon, MI; sister-in-law, Rosa (Gordon) Gragg; a host of cousins other relatives and friends. Rev. Burt was preceded in death by his mother, Bertha Burt; father, Jessie Burt; 3 sisters, Bertha Burt, Evelyn Howell and Helen Scott; 2 brothers, Alious and Earnest Burt; mother and father-in-law, Florence and Booker Rodgers. The family would like to express special thanks to Kith Haven’s 2nd and 3rd Floor staffs, Rufus and Frances Duncan, Oswald and Emma Sams and whomever he came in contact with.

Reverend Harvey L. Burt

September 27, 1929 - November 11, 2015