| Name |
William Ira "Bill" Burress |
| Birth |
5 Jan 1916 |
Jewel Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia  |
| Death |
1 Nov 1979 |
Jewel Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia |
- 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.
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| Burial |
Day Cem. Jewell Ridge, Pea Patch, Tazewell, Virginia |
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William Ira & Roma Effie Burress
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 Siblings |
11 siblings |
| | 1. Virginia Mae Burress
b. 06 Sep 1911, Tazewell County, Virginia
d. 05 Jul 1981, Thompson Valley, Tazewell, Virginia (Age 69 years) | | + | 2. James Hobart Burress
b. 13 Nov 1913, Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia
d. 22 May 1984, Whitewood, Buchanan, Virginia (Age 70 years) | | | 3. Harvey Mckinley Burress
b. 4 May 1918, Raven, Tazewell, 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, Virginia
d. 23 Jan 1946, Jewell Valley, Buchanan, Virginia (Age 23 years) | | | 6. Frank "Frankie" Jefferson Burress
b. 11 Dec 1926, Tazewell County, Virginia
d. 17 Jul 1987, Thonotosassa, Hillsborough, 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
d. After 1958, Baltimore, Maryland (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) |
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| Person ID |
P1223 |
Burress |
1916 - 1979 (63 years)
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