James "Jim" Irvin Burress

1923 - 2001  (77 years)

• Name	James "Jim" Irvin Burress
  Born	2 Aug 1923	Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia
  Census 1930	1930	Maiden Springs District, Tazewell, Virginia
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 3 72 Henry P Burress Head Male White 1885 45 M Virginia Virginia Virginia Farmer 4 72 Mary F Burress Wife Female White 1886 44 M Virginia Virginia Virginia 5 72 Ira F. Burress Son Male White 1906 24 S Virginia Virginia Virginia Coal Loader, Coal Mine 6 72 William H. Burress Son Male White 1912 18 S Virginia Virginia Virginia Farm Labor 7 72 Rose G. Burress Daughter Female White 1913 17 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 8 72 Luther H. Burress Son Male White 1914 16 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 9 72 Clarence B. Burress Son Male White 1915 15 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 10 72 Lena P Burress Daughter Female White 1916 14 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 11 72 Margaret L. Burress Daughter Female White 1919 11 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 12 72 Blanche V. Burress Daughter Female White 1922 8 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 13 72 George E. Burress Son Male White 1922 8 S Virginia Virginia Virginia 14 72 James S. Burress Son Male White 1924 6 S Virginia Virginia Virginia
  WWII Draft Card	1942	Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, VA
  WWII Vet Served aboard the Destroyer Escort, VSS Lamons (Class DE-743)
  	WWII Draft Card information
  Died	28 May 2001	Maxwell, Tazewell County, Virginia
  MAXWELL, Va. -- James I. Burress, 77, passed on Monday, May 28, 2001, at Tazewell Community Hospital. Born to the late Henry and Mary Frances Quesenberry Burress in Cedar Bluff, Va., he spent the past 40 years residing in Tazewell County, Va. A veteran of World War II, he served with honor aboard the Destroyer Escort, VSS Lamons (Class DE-743). Upon returning home, he completed studies at West Virginia Business College and conferred his degree with the Class of 1946. He retired as finance manager from the former Pat's Pontiac and GMC in Doran, Va. Never one to be idle, he continued working part time for the Tazewell Farmer's Livestock Market as well as supporting local VFW Post 7136 of Tazewell, Va. He was an avid bowler and golfer and enjoyed both as his favorite pastimes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by six brothers and six sisters. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Virginia E. Beavers Burress; daughter, Joy Mulkey and husband, Jim, of Maxwell; son, James P. Burress and wife, Jenny, of Rural Retreat, Va.; grandchildren, Scott Burress, Christy Burress and Jordan Lowe-Mulkey; two sisters, Gray Braughman of Florida and Blanche Rasnake and husband, Campbell, of Cedar Bluff; and two special family friends, Chris Smiley and Amandda Tirey. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 31, 2001, at Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Claypool Hill, Va., with the Rev. Max Linkous officiating. Members of Barns-Beavers VFW Post 7136 of Tazewell will conduct military graveside rites. Relatives and friends will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be neighbors in the Maxwell community. The family will receive friends at Perry & St. Clair Funeral Home in Tazewell from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2001, and from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2001. The funeral will then proceed to the cemetery for the service.
  Age	77 years
  Buried	31 May 2001	Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia
  Siblings	14 siblings
  1. Ira F. Burress           b. 6 Jun 1905, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 24 Sep 1932, Raven Nest, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 27 years) + 2. Helen C. Burress           b. 6 Jun 1906, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 31 Aug 1977, Medina, Ohio  (Age 71 years)   3. Melvin Wesley Burress           b. 7 Sep 1907, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 31 Mar 1985, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 77 years)   4. Vergi Burress           b. 4 Mar 1908, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. Dec 1908, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 0 years) + 5. Dora Mae Burress           b. 5 Apr 1910, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 2 Feb 1994, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 83 years) + 6. William Henry "Bill" Burress           b. 12 Apr 1911, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 12 Mar 1990, Dublin, Pulaski County, Virginia  (Age 78 years)   7. Rose Gray "Betty" Burress           b. 4 Jun 1912, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 20 Aug 2007, Mt. Dora, Eustis, Florida  (Age 95 years)   8. Luther Hobert Burress           b. 13 Nov 1913, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 22 Nov 1991, West Virginia, United States  (Age 78 years)   9. Clarence Bernard Burress           b. 29 Dec 1915, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 26 Jul 1987, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 71 years) + 10. Pearl Lena Burress           b. 18 Dec 1916, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 18 May 1969, Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia, USA  (Age 52 years)   11. Margaret Lillie Burress           b. 5 May 1918, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 12 Dec 1973, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 55 years)   12. Blanche Virginia Burress           b. 2 Feb 1920, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 27 Jul 2003, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 83 years) + 13. George Edward Burress           b. 13 Feb 1920, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 15 Jul 1999, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 79 years)   14. Geraldine Burress           b. 8 Jan 1921, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. Oct 1931, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 10 years)
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  Person ID	P491	Burress
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry Preston "Bud" Burress           b. 30 May 1883, Clinch River, Tazewell, Co., Virginia           d. 22 Dec 1964, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Frances Quesenberry           b. 10 Aug 1885, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 26 Jul 1942, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 56 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1904	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Family ID	F172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Living
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 2 Aug 1923 - Cedar Bluff, Tazewell County, Virginia Died - 28 May 2001 - Maxwell, Tazewell County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth