Nicole Lynn Burkhart

Nicole Lynn Burkhart, 56, of Tulsa, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Nicole was born on September 22, 1967, in Flint, Michigan, to Odessa Faye Carter and Riley Melton Carter, Sr. Nicole graduated from Talihina High School, where she shined as a cheerleader and excelled in basketball. She earned an associate's degree in fashion merchandising from Bauder College in 1988 and graduated in 2020 from Oklahoma State University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. In her studies, she realized her passion for assisting others with their finances and soon after became a skilled and dedicated tax accountant for Hood CPAs. Nicole's travels reached each corner of the United States, as she lived in Washington, Arizona and Texas in addition to her native Oklahoma, and visited New York and Florida among other areas. Throughout her life, Nicole loved fashion, music (with a particular affinity for classic rock), outdoor activities, such as hiking and kayaking, and cheering on her Dallas Cowboys, Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder. Survivors include her mother, Odessa of Tulsa, OK; son and partner, Ross Henson Burkhart and Andrea D'Mello of Austin, TX; sister, Wendy Carter of Tulsa, OK; nephew and spouse, Joshua and Aleksey Carter of Tulsa, OK; uncle and spouse, Odis "O.B." and Nancy Baxter of Poteau, OK; aunt, Geneva Ford of Sallisaw, OK; aunt and spouse, Teresa and Ronnie Davis of Talihina, OK; companion, Jim Boulware of Tulsa, OK; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Nicole was preceded in death by her father, Riley; brother, Riley "Woot" Carter, Jr.; grandparents Casey and Ailene Carter and Odis and Armelia Baxter; first husband, Jeffrey Neering; ex-husband, Bruce Ross Burkhart. Active pallbearers will be Odis "O.B." Baxter, Odis Baxter III, Jarrod Edwards, Darryl Edwards, Ledgen Angeli and Joshua Carter. An honorary pallbearer will be Odis Frazier. Family will receive friends on Sunday, January 28, 2024, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at McCarn Funeral Service in Talihina, Oklahoma. Services will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, January 29, 2024, at Victory Baptist Church in Talihina with Pastor Danny Harris officiating. Burial will be at New Talihina Cemetery. Services have been entrusted to McCarn Funeral Service.

Nicole Lynn Burkhart

September 22, 1967 - January 21, 2024