MICHA JAMESON BURNETT

Corporal Micah Jameson Burnett, 21, beloved son, brother and husband died on Thursday, July 14 at his home in Oceanside, California.

Micah was born in Manhattan, Kansas on June 2, 1995 to Alicia Neely and Richard Burnett. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 2013. He enlisted in the Marine Corps the day after his 18th birthday with Dominick Tompkins, his brother-in-arms.

Micah married Nicole Carlin of Newport Beach, California on April 22, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. They moved to California in May, for his duty assignment in the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, the most decorated infantry battalion in the Marine Corps.

Micah leaves his wife Nicole Burnett of the home, Oceanside, California, his parents, Alicia Neely of Burlington, and Richard Burnett and his wife Sharon of Garden City, Kansas, his stepfather Rick Engstrom of Vancouver, his sister Adrienne Neely (Will Landis) and brother Richard Burnett, grandmothers Joyce Neely and Anna Burnett, as well as six aunts, four uncles and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers Art Neely and Dick Engstrom.

Visitation will be held at Kern Funeral Chapel in Mount Vernon, today, July 27 from 3 to 8 p.m. His funeral service will be held Thursday, July 28 at 1 p.m. with a reception prior to the service at noon.

Memorials may be made in Micah’s honor to the Wounded Warrior Project. You may offer your condolences and share memories of Micah to his family online at http://www.kernfuneralhome.com

Burnett. Arrangements are in the care of Kern Funeral Home.