Jack Dempsey Burress b. 22 Oct 1927 Tazewell County, Virginia d. 22 Nov 2017 Tazewell County, Virginia: Burress & Palmer Genealogy

Jack Dempsey Burress

1927 - 2017 (90 years)

Name Jack Dempsey Burress

Born 22 Oct 1927 Tazewell County, Virginia

Died 22 Nov 2017 Tazewell County, Virginia

Age 90 years

Buried Grandview Memory Gardens, Bluefield, West Virginia

Jack Burress, 90 of Bluefield, VA, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 22, 2017. He was the son of the late James Robert and Tinie Stump Burress. Jack had proudly served his country in the United States Army during WWII. He attended Bailey United Methodist Church. He enjoyed playing cards with his family. In his younger years, he enjoyed traveling and fishing. He was a loving husband, father, brother and grandfather. He will be missed. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife: Lucille Burress and his second wife: Ernestine Durham Burress; 4 brothers; 6 sisters; a still born grandson: John Thomas Burress.

Those left to cherish his memory are his sons: Jack Alvin Burress (Shelley), Darwin Burress (Joanne); brothers: Leonard Burress (Faith), Kenneth Burress; sisters: Marie Cole, Melvina Aliff, Helen Clites; grandchildren: Adriane Mankundis and Brian Burress; step-son: Jackie Hoops (Carolyn); step-daughter: Diana Yost; step-grandsons: Samuel, Clayton and Joseph Healy, Billy and Brandon Hoops and Shane Yost; 15 great-grandchildren.
A service to celebrate his life will be held Monday, November 27, 2017 at 12:00 P.M. at Dudley Memorial Chapel with Rev. Steve Aker officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memory Gardens.

Siblings 15 siblings

	1. Melvina Burress
	2. Marie Burress
	3. Leonard Eugene Burress b. 10 Nov 1939, Tazewell County, Virginia
	4. Kenneth Burress
	5. James A. Burress d. 2004
	6. Beatrice Vivian Burress b. 7 Feb 1923, West Graham, Tazewell County, Virginia d. 8 May 1997, Loganville, Walton, Georgia (Age 74 years)
	7. Gladys Gertrude Burress b. 12 July 1943, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA d. 17 Dec 2011, Flintstone, Cumberland, MD (Age 68 years)
	8. Mary Frances Burress b. 2 Mar 1933, West Virginia d. 17 Jan 1988, Baltimore, Maryland (Age 54 years)
	9. Margaret Lucille Burress
	10. Helen Louise Burress b. 22 Jul 1938, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia d. 11 Aug 2018, Flintstone, Cumberland, MD (Age 80 years)
	11. Edith Virginia Burress b. 1945, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia d. Nov 1945, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia (Age 0 years)
	12. Dorothy Mae Burress b. 3 Sep 1936, Tazewell County, Virginia d. 20 Jun 2014, Lake Worth, Palm Beach, FL (Age 77 years)
	13. George Richard Burress b. 29 Mar 1927, Bluefield, Tazewell County, Virginia d. 18 Sep 2004, Canton, Stark, Ohio (Age 77 years)
	14. Thomas Jefferson Burress b. 20 May 1925 d. 30 Dec 1978, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA (Age 53 years)
	15. Raymond Lee Burress b. 26 July 1935 d. May 1978 (Age 42 years)

Headstones Submit Headstone Photo

Person ID P1192 Burress

Last Modified 15 Dec 2018

Father	James Robert Burress b. 15 Mar 1896, Bluestone, Tazewell County, Virginia d. 2 July 1969, Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA (Age 73 years)
Mother	Tinia S. "Tiney" Stump b. June 22, 1902, Virginia, United States d. Nov 2000, West Virginia, United States (Age ~ 98 years)
Married	8 Sep 1920	Mercer County, West Virginia
Family ID	F179	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Wife 1	Ernestine Durham b. 1929, Tazewell County, Virginia d. 25 Nov 2012, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 83 years)
Married	7 Sep 1994	Tazewell County, Virginia
Last Modified	15 Dec 2018
Family ID	F1386	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Wife 2	Lucille Page b. 1928
Married	6 Nov 1948	Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia
Last Modified	15 Dec 2018
Family ID	F2789	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 22 Oct 1927 - Tazewell County, Virginia
	Married - 7 Sep 1994 - Tazewell County, Virginia
	Died - 22 Nov 2017 - Tazewell County, Virginia