Hester Allen Burchfield, 83, of Kingston, Okla. passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 at the hospital in Durant, Okla. He was born on August 2, 1937 in Weatherford, Okla. to the late Hester Allen Burchfield and Hattie Dodson Burchfield.
Al was raised in the Fort Bayard, New Mexico and later moved to Enid, Okla. where he graduated high school. He received an honorable discharge after serving in the Navy and the Air Force.
Al married Yvonne Herring on August 15, 1959 in Mount Olive, N.C. where they lived before moving to the Kingston area in 1961. He worked for Catfish Marina before joining the Oklahoma Highway Patrol in 1967. Al worked as Highway Patrol for 37 years and retired in 1995.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Madill and he enjoyed fishing and hunting in New Mexico and deep-sea fishing.
He is survived by his wife Yvonne Burchfield of Kingston, Okla., his children; Terry Burchfield and wife Cindy of Madill, Okla., Don Burchfield and wife Stacey of Durant, Okla., Tammy Jackson and husband Rodney of Kingston, Okla., his grandchildren; Kimberly White, Brandon Burchfield and wife Allison, Matthew White and wife Liz, Bradley Burchfield, Tayler Burchfield, Holdyn Burchfield, Dillon Jackson and wife Ashley, Justin Jackson, his great grandchildren; Preston Burchfield, Kason Jackson, Gunner Burchfield, and Cooper Jackson, and his brother Billy Burchfield and wife Linda of Waco, Texas.
Al was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter; Debbie White, and one sister; Shirley Burchfield
Visitation will be Thursday, December 17, 2020 from 10:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a family hour from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Watts Funeral Home in Madill, Okla.
Services will be Friday, December 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Watts Memorial Chapel in Madill, Okla. Interment will be at the Woodberry-Forest Cemetery in Madill, Okla. Ron Crews will officiate the service. Services will be under the direction of Watts Funeral Home in Madill, Okla. Condolences may be sent to wattsfuneralhome.com.