- Mrs. Helen C. Whitt, 71, of 206 Liberty St., Spencer, died in the Wellington Hospital yesterday after an illness of one year. Mrs. Whitt, who was born in Virginia, lived in Mount Vernon before moving to Spencer 17 years ago. She was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church in Layfayette. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Fay Davis, Spencer and Mrs. Bernice O'Byrne, Mount Vernon, a son Charlie, Chicago, ILL; ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Three sisters, Mrs. Gray Aldrich, Mrs. Blanche Rasnake and Mrs. Dora Taylor, all of Virginia; six brothers, Melvin, George, James, Bernard and Bill Burress, all of Virginia, and Luther Burress of West Virginia. Friends will be received in the Parker Funeral Home, Spenser, Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Services will be Sunday at 2 PM in the funeral home with the Rev. bobby Wheeler, Lafayette, officiating. Burial will be in Amity Cemetery, Knox County.
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| 1. Ira F. Burress b. 6 Jun 1905, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  d. 24 Sep 1932, Raven Nest, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 27 years) | | 2. Melvin Wesley Burress b. 7 Sep 1907, Tazewell County, Virginia  d. 31 Mar 1985, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 77 years) | | 3. Vergi Burress b. 4 Mar 1908, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  d. Dec 1908, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 0 years) | + | 4. Dora Mae Burress b. 5 Apr 1910, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  d. 2 Feb 1994, Pounding Mill, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 83 years) | + | 5. William Henry "Bill" Burress b. 12 Apr 1911, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  d. 12 Mar 1990, Dublin, Pulaski, Virginia (Age 78 years) | | 6. Rose Gray "Betty" Burress b. 4 Jun 1912, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  d. 20 Aug 2007, Mt. Dora, Eustis, Florida (Age 95 years) | | 7. Luther Hobert Burress b. 13 Nov 1913, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  d. 22 Nov 1991, West Virginia (Age 78 years) | | 8. Clarence Bernard Burress b. 29 Dec 1915, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  d. 26 Jul 1987, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 71 years) | + | 9. Pearl Lena Burress b. 18 Dec 1916, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  d. 18 May 1969, Pearisburg, Giles, Virginia (Age 52 years) | | 10. Margaret Lillie Burress b. 5 May 1918, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  d. 12 Dec 1973, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 55 years) | | 11. Blanche Virginia Burress b. 2 Feb 1920, Tazewell County, Virginia  d. 27 Jul 2003, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 83 years) | + | 12. George Edward Burress b. 13 Feb 1920, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  d. 15 Jul 1999, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 79 years) | | 13. Geraldine Burress b. 8 Jan 1921, Tazewell County, Virginia  d. Oct 1931, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 10 years) | | 14. James "Jim" Irvin Burress b. 2 Aug 1923, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia  d. 28 May 2001, Maxwell, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 77 years) | |