View their obituary at Legacy.com. The unnamed occupant rumored to be a 24-year-old daughter of an anonymous . A fourth-generation owner of one of the biggest ranches in Texas, she helped build museums, including the Georgia OKeeffe Museum in Santa Fe. [5] She also paid for the renovation and new elevator of the chancellor's box of the Amon G. Carter Stadium at TCU, where the chancellor conducts fundraising events for the university. The family, legacy and beginnings of a historic, formidable ranch, The building of a conservationally-minded empire through natural resources, The rise from a single stud to an internationally-recognized equine breeding program, The journey from an initial 100 cattle to becoming a frontrunner in the industry, The unmistakable, iconic identification of the best horses and cattle. [5] In 2001, she received the National Golden Spur Award from the National Ranching Heritage Center at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. [4] Her maternal great-grandfather, Captain Samuel Burk Burnett, was a rancher. Prestigious architectural firm Sanguiner and Staats of Fort Worth was hired to design a grand home to serve as ranch headquarters, to house the ranch manager and as a place to entertain guests. Burk, 10 years old at the time of the move, began watching the nature of the cow business and learned from his father. [4][5] It later became known as the Burnett Foundation. Box 130 She died in February of lung cancer at 81. Burnett survived the panic of 1873 by holding over 1,100 steers he had driven to market in Wichita, Kansas, through the winter. In addition to the main home, which is being offered fully furnished aside from the artwork, and interior and exterior sculptures, theres also a four-bedroom, 3,618-square-foot guesthouse. In fact, it was Roosevelt, during a trip to Texas in 1910, who encouraged the town of Nesterville to be renamed Burkburnett in honor of his friend.