William Ira "Bill" Burress

1916 - 1979  (63 years)

• Name	William Ira "Bill" Burress
  Born	5 Jan 1916	Jewel Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
  Died	1 Nov 1979	Jewel Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
  Obituary, In the Clinch Valley Newspaper Tazewell Virginia, 7 Nov 1979. William Ira (Bill) Burress, 63, of the Pea Patch section of Jewell Ridge, died Thursday Nov. 1, in a Richlands hospital after a long illness. Born at Jewell Ridge, he was a son of the late John William and Rose Griffits Burress, both Tazewell County natives. A retired miner, he was formerly employed by Jewell Ridge Coal Co, at Jewell Valley and was a member of UMWA Local Union No. 7327 at Jewell Valley. He had made his home in the Jewell Ridge area most of his life and was a member of the Oak Grove Church of Christ near Whitewood. Three brothers preceded him in death. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Roma E. Day Burress; three daughters, Mrs. Leroy (Carol) Vest of Pilot, Va., Mrs. Troy Ray (Janice) Keene of Jewell Ridge and Mrs. Leon (Joyce) Reed of Brown Mountain; three sons, Hobert Ira and Clyde Larry Burress of Stafford and Newton Phillip Burress of Jewell Ridge; three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Bennett of Tazewell, Mrs. Helen Vance of Princeton WV, and Mrs. Lila Dial of Baltimore, MD; six brothers, Hobert Burress of Whitewood, Harvey Burress of Martinsburg WV, Frankie Burress of Tampa FL, Titus Burress of Rosedale, Henry Burress of Jewell Ridge and Paul Burress, address unknown; one foster brother, Lee Burress of Pilot; and 18 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday at noon at the community Holiness Church near Whitewood with Rev. Walter Riffe and Rev. McGinnis Riffe officiating. Burial followed in the Day Family Cemetery at Pea Patch. Nephews served as pallbearers. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands was in charge of arrangements.
  Age	63 years
  Buried	Day Cem. Jewell Ridge, Pea Patch, Tazewell Co., Virginia
  	William Ira & Roma Effie Burress Status: Located
  Siblings	11 siblings
  1. Virginia Mae Burress           b. 06 Sep 1911, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 05 Jul 1981, Thompson Valley, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 69 years) + 2. James Hobart Burress           b. 13 Nov 1913, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 22 May 1984, Whitewood, Buchanan County, Virginia  (Age 70 years)   3. Harvey Mckinley Burress           b. 4 May 1918, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 11 Aug 1988, Reno, Washoe, Nevada  (Age 70 years)   4. Marcie Helen Burress           b. 18 Jul 1920, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 20 Feb 2001, Princeton, Mercer, West Virginia  (Age 80 years)   5. Clyde Hubert Burress           b. 3 May 1922, Raven, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 23 Jan 1946, Jewell Valley, Buchanan County, Virginia  (Age 23 years)   6. Frank "Frankie" Jefferson Burress           b. 11 Dec 1926, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 17 Jul 1987, Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County, Florida  (Age 60 years)   7. John Thomas Burress           b. 26 Apr 1927, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 1927, Tazewell County, Virginia + 8. Lila Burress           b. Abt 1929, Virginia, United States           d. After 1958, Baltimore  (Age ~ 30 years)   9. Oliver Titus Burress           b. 05 Apr 1931, McDowell County, West Virginia           d. 09 Jun 1984, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 53 years)   10. Paul Daniel Burress           b. 1933, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. After 2001, Kentucky  (Age 69 years)   11. Alvin Henry "Blue Bird" Burress           b. 6 Jul 1935, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 1 Oct 1989, Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia  (Age 54 years)
  Person ID	P1223	Burress
  Last Modified	19 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	John Thomas Burress           b. 11 May 1889, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 15 Oct 1958, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Rosa "Rosie" Ethel Lee Griffith           b. 21 Sep 1898, Jewel Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA           d. 06 October 1977, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 79 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1910	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Family ID	F184	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Roma Effie Day           b. Abt 1923, West Virginia, United States
  Married	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Jan 1916 - Jewel Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Died - 1 Nov 1979 - Jewel Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia, USA Buried - - Day Cem. Jewell Ridge, Pea Patch, Tazewell Co., Virginia Married - - Tazewell County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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