BURNETT, DONALD KENNETH "SMOKEY" - Of West Saint John, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2008 at the Saint John Regional Hospital. Born in West Saint John on June 24, 1927 he was the son of the late George and Marie (DeRoche) Burnett. Husband of Dorothy (Kaye, Porter) Burnett. Donald retired from Irving Pulp & Paper in 1992. He was involved with the Lancaster Fire Dept. & Salvage Corp. for 33 years. He was a member of the Willis Orange Lodge and just received his 60 year pin. Don loved going to the Pine Cone Trailer Park in Sussex, and since retirement he loved going on cruises to the Caribbean. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #69 and the Hillcrest Baptist Church. He is survived by his four daughters, Linda (Douglas) Hayes, of Saint John, Marilyn (Leonard) Merrill, of Saint John, Catherine (Jack) Cole, of Long Reach, Cindy (Arthur) Cobham, of Saint John; four sons, Gary Porter, of Saint John, Michael (Karen) Porter, of Grand Bend, Ont., Kevin Porter, of Huron Park, Ont., and Patrick (Charlotte) Porter, of Saint John; a brother, Edmund, of Mississauge, Ont.; two sisters, Mildred Hamilton, of Saint John and Alice Jackson, of Chatham, Ont.; 20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his first wife, Vera (Linton); five sisters, Louise, Stella, Annie, Phyllis and Maude and 5 brothers, Joseph, Roy, Samuel, Thomas and Edgar. Resting at Castle Funeral Home, "Fallsview Chapel", 309 Lancaster Ave., (634-1701) visitation will take place on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 from 7-9 p.m. and Thursday, July 10, 2008 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., with a Legion Service on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will take place on Friday, July 11, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. from Castle Funeral Home. Interment to follow in Cedar Hill Ext. Cemetery. A reception will take place at the Lancaster Legion #69, Wilson Street, Saint John. Donations, in memory of Don, may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke Foundation, Canadian Diabetes Association, and the Soul Food Café at Hillcrest Baptist Church.