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Southwest Virginia & Stokes County, NC

 

Margaret Lillie Burress

Female 1918 - 1973  (55 years)Deceased

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  • Name Margaret Lillie Burress 
    Birth 5 May 1918  Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920 1920  Baptist Valley, Tazewell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Newspaper 9 Aug 1929  Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930 1930  Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 12 Dec 1973  Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mrs. Margaret Lillie Basham, 55, of Cedar Bluff, Va., died Wednesday in a Richlands, Va. hospital following a long illness. Born in Cedar Bluff, she was a daughter of the late Henry P. and Mary Quesenberry Burress. She had lived in the Cedar Bluff area her entire life and was a former practical nurse at Clinch Valley Clinic in Richlands until her retirement in 1969. She was a member of Richlands Rebekahs Lodge No. 62IOOF and the VFW Women's Auxiliary No. 7136 at Tazewell, Va. She was a member of Cedar Bluff United Methodist Church. Survivors include her husband, Albert Basham; two daughters, Mrs. Harry (Delores) Shreveof Rt. 2, Cedar Bluff and Mrs. David (Sandy) Smith of Clinton, Md.; four sisters, Mrs. Howard Taylor of Pounding Mill, Va., Mrs. Helen Whitt of Spencer, Ohio, Mrs. Campbell Rasnake of Cedar Bluff and Mrs. Bob Alderson of Clifton Forge, Va.; six brothers, George and Melvin Burress of Cedar Bluff, James Burress of Maxwell, Va., Bernard Burress of Raven, Va., Luther Burress of Yukon and Bill Burress of Salem, Va.; and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today at Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands with Rev. C. F. Mundy and Rev. Walter L. Gates officiating. Burial will follow in Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be Harry Taylor, Rudolph Taylor, Bill Allison, Jimmy Mulky, Jimmy Burress and Eddie Burress. Friends may call today at the funeral home.
    Siblings 14 siblings 
    Notes 
    • Cedar Bluff - August 9, 1929

      Miss Margaret Burress is visiting her brother, Mr. Melvin Burress.
    Person ID P406  Burress

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

    Husband Albert J. Basham
              b. 1913  
              d. 1997 (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F54  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 May 1918 - Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus 1920 - 1920 - Baptist Valley, Tazewell, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNewspaper - Miss Margaret Burress is visiting her brother, Mr. Melvin Burress. - 9 Aug 1929 - Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus 1930 - 1930 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Dec 1973 - Richlands, Tazewell County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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