Althea Victoria Burkett Dayton Obituary
The world bids farewell to Althea Victoria Burkett Dayton (West Monroe, Louisiana), departing on March 11, 2026 at the age of 97. Althea leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Althea Victoria Burkett Dayton or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid Althea farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Althea is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her husband Perry Eli Dayton; her daughter Janet Leah Dayton; her parents, Mary Burkett, and Charlie Burkett, Sr.; and her siblings, Mary Hecthlinger, Patricia Bower, Helen Catherine Burkett and Charles C. Burkett, Jr..
She is survived by: her daughters, Dianna Dayton-Ganley (John), Carolyn Paris (Andy), Mary D. Rowlan and Allie Smith. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; along with other extended family.
