- 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
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| + | 1. Living | | | 2. Margaret Ella Burress
b. 18 Jan 1935, West Virginia 
d. 04 May 1990, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 55 years) | | | 3. Constance Joan Burress
d. 05 Jul 1936, McDowell County, West Virginia | | | 4. Hannah Mae Burress
b. 29 Apr 1928, Berwind, McDowell, West Virginia
d. 18 Aug 1928, Berwind, McDowell, West Virginia (Age 0 years) |
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1928 - 2009 (81 years)
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