The Reverend Daniel Burt

Celebration of Life Services for The Reverend Daniel Hix Burt, Jr., 93 of Cleburne, Texas will held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 10:00 AM, in the Sanctuary of Henderson Street Baptist Church, in Cleburne. The Reverend Eddie Freeman and Reverend Neal Oliver will officiate. The family will receive friends at a visitation 6-7:30 Friday, September 21, at Crosier Pearson Funeral Home in Cleburne.
Dan passed away peacefully early September 17, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born on September 26, 1924 in Cleburne to Daniel Hix Burt, Sr. and Alice Edgar Petty Burt. He was a graduate of Cleburne High School, Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science degree and Southwestern Seminary with a Masters of Divinity degree. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran having served our country in World War II from April 1943 to April 1946.
Dan married the love of his life, Mary Ellen Smith on August 26, 1952 at Henderson Street Baptist Church. The legacy of the life-long ministry of Dan and Mary began with his pastorate at Lone Willow Baptist Church and then Tolar Baptist. Dan and Mary heard the call of the Lord on their lives for full-time foreign mission service. They served the people of Brazil for 32 years, through church planting, business services, mission camps, and working with new missionaries in the language school. Dan had a very unique opportunity to have a major impact on young cadets at the military academy in Campinas, Brazil and most Sunday evenings found a crowd of cadets in their home for Dan’s hamburgers and Mary’s famous chocolate cake. Dan had a deep love for these young men. Even in his last days, he was receiving numerous calls from these now grown service men checking on their beloved Pastor Daniel. Dan and Mary retired in Cleburne and continued to have an impact serving the Lord in Cleburne and in Keene. Throughout his life, Dan’s focus was always making Christ known.
Dan is survived by his son, Stephen Burt and wife, Becky of Fort Worth; daughter Martha Burt of Burleson; daughter-in-law Kathy Miller Burt of Fort Worth; sister Joyce Emmert of Cleburne; grandchildren, Megan Granaghan and husband, Chris of Fort Worth; Warren Burt and wife, Jennifer of Dallas; and Justin Burt of Fort Worth; great grandchildren Charles Granaghan and George Granaghan and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife of 61 years, Mary Ellen Burt on January 1, 2014; three children, Daniel Grayson Burt, Paul Glen Burt, and Daniel Mark Burt; brother, Pat Burt and sisters, Hilma Lassiter and Gayle Graves.