Burress & Palmer Genealogy

Southwest Virginia & Stokes County, NC

 

Rose Gray "Betty" Burress

Female 1912 - 2007  (95 years)Deceased

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  • Name Rose Gray "Betty" Burress 
    Birth 4 Jun 1912  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 
    Census 1930 1930  Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 20 Aug 2007  Mt. Dora, Eustis, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • August 20, 2007

      Mrs. Gray "Betty" Colley Broughman, age 95, of Zellwood, Fl died Monday, August 20, 2007 in Eustis, Florida.

      Mrs. Broughman was born on June 4, 1912, Tazewell, Virginia. She was the daughter of the late Henry P. Burress and Mary Frances Quesenberry Burress. She was a homemaker all her life and was a member of the Galatia Presbyterian Church. She was also a member of the Women of the Moose Chapter 22 in Clifton Forge, VA. Mrs. Broughman is survived by three daughters; Virginia Colley Nichols and husband James, Carrell Colley Crowder and husband Loyd, and Ruth Anne Colley Williams and husband Gerry; a daughter-in-law, Fran Colley; ten grandchildren; fourteen great- grandchildren; 1 great great grandchild; and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Broughman was preceded in death by her first husband Stanford Colley, her second husband, William Broughman; her son, Thomas Colley; four sisters, Blanche Rasnake, Pearl Shaw, Margaret Basham, and Helen Whitt; four brothers, James Burress, Bill Burress, Luther Burress, and George Burress. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Friday, August 24, 2007 at Alleghany Memorial Park, Low Moor, with the Reverend Charlie Johnson officiating. Pallbearers will Mrs. Broughmanâ??s grandsons. The family receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge. There will be a memorial service held at 7:00 PM by the Women of the Moose, Chapter 22. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge.
    Burial Low Moor, Alleghany, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Stanford & Gray Colley Gravestone
    Siblings 14 siblings 
    Person ID P638  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 1 Stanford Colley
              b. 1912  
              d. 1968 (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 1934  Tazewell County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband 2 William Braughman 
    Marriage 22 Dec 1984  Covington, Alleghany, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    William Russel Broughman, Gray Burress Colley Alderman Marriage
    Family ID F97  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband 3 William Dillon Alderman
              b. 1920, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 14 Apr 1969  Iron Gate, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alderson - Burress Colley Marriage
    Family ID F2794  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Jun 1912 - 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 MapsCensus 1930 - 1930 - Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1934 - Tazewell County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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