
Ervin was a timber cutter and farmer, a member of the Masonic Lodge, and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded also in death by a daughter, Lisa Faye Nugent; grandson, Dustin Ray Nugent; brother, Mervel Burnett; and sister, Dorothy Willoughby Thurman.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Barbara Burnette, of Reynolds Station; sons, Jim (Kim) Burnette, of Owensboro, Kentucky, Danny (Bridget) Burnette, of Reynolds Station, and Shorty (Tammy) Burnette, of Roff, Kentucky; sister, Vivian Fuqua, of Falls of Rough, Kentucky; and seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, at Geary Funeral Home with burial in Macedonia Cemetery in Falls of Rough. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time Sunday at the funeral home.

