John Russell Burgess

1885 - 1972  (86 years)

• Name	John Russell Burgess
  Born	22 Apr 1885  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Feb 1972	Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Buried	Ambler Ridge, Walton, Roane, West Virginia, USA
  Notes	Birth: Apr. 22, 1885 Death: Feb. 29, 1972 From the 3/2/1972 Charleston Gazette: John Russell Burgess, 86, of Blundon Route, Elkview, died Tuesday in Riverside Nursing Home, St. Albans. Surviving; wife, Althea Hively Burgess; daughters, Mrs. Mae Moore of Charleston, Mrs. Pearl Reed of South Charleston, Mrs. Lola Griffith, Mrs. Mirlene Tignor and Mrs. Bessie Reed all of Blundon Route, Elkview; sons, Hobert of New York, Basil of Blundon Route, Elkview; sister, Mrs. Lula Sheppney of Cleveland, Oh; half sister Miss Ellen Burgess of Ivydale. Service will be 1 pm Friday in Albert Myers and Son Funeral Home at Elkview. Burial will be in Billy Hunt Cemetery on Ambler Ridge in Roane County. Friends may call after noon today. Burial: Billy Hunt Cemetery Roane County West Virginia, USA Created by: Cathy Stricklin Record added: Oct 18, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 16234725
  Person ID	I105646	WVPioneers
  Last Modified	12 Jul 2017

  
  

  Family	Althea Hively,   b. 14 Jul 1896, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 15 Aug 1990, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1911	Roane County, West Virginia, USA   [2]
  Notes	Marriage Record Date: 11/20/1911 at W W Smith's Place: Roane, West Virginia, United States J R Burgess, 23, res Kettle Altha Hively, 16, res Kette Informant: SE Hively by letter
  Family ID	F26874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S898] Gravestone or Memorial posted on Findagrave.com. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.