Raymond Alfred Burress

1928 - 2009  (81 years)

• Name	Raymond Alfred Burress
  Born	29 Apr 1928	Berwind, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
  Census 1940	1940	Big Creek District, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
  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 2 128 Byrd Burress Head Male White 1906 34 M Virginia Virginia Virginia Brakeman Coal Miner 3 128 Ella R. Burress Wife Female White 1910 30 M Virginia Virginia Virginia 4 128 Raymond Burress Son Male White 1931 9 S West Virginia Virginia Virginia 5 128 Betty J Burress Daughter Female White 1934 6 S West Virginia Virginia Virginia 6 128 Margaret Burress Daughter Female White 1936 4 S West Virginia Virginia Virginia
  Died	09 Jul 2009	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Raymond A. Burress, age 79, of Tazewell, Va., died Thursday, July 9th, 2009 in a Tazewell, Va. hospital following a lengthy illness. He was born in Berwind, W.Va. and was a son of the late Byrd Patton and Ella Mitchell Burress, both McDowell County natives. He was a U. S. Army Korean War Veteran, retired Chief Warrant Officer 3. Mr. Burress made his home in the Tazewell County area the past 31 years, was a former employee of Mullins Ford in Richlands and attended the North Tazewell United Methodist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Margaret Addison. Survivors are: His Wife, Mrs. Pauline Blankenship Burress; one son, Mr. Alan W. Burress and wife, Cheryl of Pounding Mill, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Betty Jean Burress Holmes of Richlands, Va.; grandchildren, Kevin Wayne Burress, wife, Cindy, Christopher Burress, and Gregory Keith Burress and wife, Teresa; great-grandchildren, Kaylee Brooke Burress, Jordyn Burress, Miranda Burress, Cody Lester, Cheyenne Hope Burress, and Shonna Lester; special caregivers, members of North Tazewell United Methodist Church and Fincastle Baptist Church. Funeral services for Mr. Raymond A. Burress will be conducted Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with the Rev. Gordon McBride officiating. Entombment will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens Mausoleum at Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be Kevin Wayne Burress, Gregory Keith Burress, Fred Lester, Avery Barton, Don Lord, and Jack Fizer, Sr. The staff of Mercy Ambulance Service will serve as honorary pallbearers. Members of Casey-Shortt VFW Post #9640 Richlands will conduct military graveside rites. Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans Association, 3725 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring, KY 41076. Friends may call at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands after 6:00 p.m. Saturday. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Va. is in charge of arrangements. Published in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph on 7/11/2009
  Age	81 years
  Buried	Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia
  Siblings	4 siblings
  + 1. Living   2. Margaret Ella Burress           b. 18 Jan 1935, West Virginia, United States           d. 04 May 1990, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 55 years)   3. Constance Joan Burress           d. 05 Jul 1936, McDowell County, West Virginia, USA   4. Hannah Mae Burress           b. 29 Apr 1928, Berwind, McDowell, West Virginia, USA           d. 18 Aug 1928, Berwind, McDowell, West Virginia, USA  (Age 0 years)
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  Person ID	P558	Burress
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	Byrd Patton Burress           b. 11 Jul 1905, Pounding Mill, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 11 Jun 1971, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Ella Rivers Mitchell           b. 10 Oct 1909, West Virginia, United States           d. 17 Oct 1970, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia  (Age 61 years)
  Married	23 Jul 1927	Canebrake, McDowell County, West Virginia
  Family ID	F150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Pauline Blankenship
  Married	4 Sep 1951	Tazewell County, Virginia
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2019
  Family ID	F205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Apr 1928 - Berwind, McDowell, West Virginia, USA Married - 4 Sep 1951 - Tazewell County, Virginia Died - 09 Jul 2009 - Tazewell County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
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