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John Fulton Burgess

John Fulton Burgess

Male 1910 - 2003  (92 years)

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  • Name John Fulton Burgess 
    Birth 6 Nov 1910  Comfort, Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Aug 2003  Sussex Co., DE; burial: DelawareVeteransMem.Cem.,Patriots Way, near Millsboro,DE Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7871  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father John Anderson Burgess,   b. 18 Apr 1878, Trap Hill Dist., Raleigh Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1966, Burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Mary Margaret "Maggie" Toney,   b. 3 Jan 1887, Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jan 1965, Burial: Mechanics & Miners Cem., Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 2 Dec 1907  Bloomingrose, Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0142  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lillian B. Billups,   b. 23 Jul 1919 (Age 104 years) 
    Family ID F3132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    Burgess, Josie Alma (1909-1986) & John Anderson Burgess (1878-1966) & Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Toney (1887-1965) & John Fulton Burgess (1910-2003)
    Burgess, Josie Alma (1909-1986) & John Anderson Burgess (1878-1966) & Mary Margaret "Maggie" Toney (1887-1965) & John Fulton Burgess (1910-2003)
    Group photo was taken on the bank of Joe’s Creek on Big Coal River, Boone Co., WV, in 1911, and came from the Burgess/ Toney Collection by John P. Burgess. Included (L-R) are Josie Alma Burgess & John Anderson Burgess & Mary Margaret "Maggie" Toney Burgess & John Fulton Burgess.
    Toney, Mary Margaret 'Maggie' (1887-1965) & John Fulton Burgess (1910-2003) & Josie Alma Burgess (1909-1986) & John Anderson Burgess (1878-1966)
    Toney, Mary Margaret "Maggie" (1887-1965) & John Fulton Burgess (1910-2003) & Josie Alma Burgess (1909-1986) & John Anderson Burgess (1878-1966)
    Group/ Residence/ Horse photo was taken in Boone Co., WV, in 1911, and came from the Burgess/ Toney Collection by John P. Burgess. Included (L-R) are Mary Margaret "Maggie" Toney Burgess & John Fulton Burgess & Josie Alma Burgess & John Anderson Burgess.

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      http://www.sussexcountian.com/CountArchives/09-03-03/pages/obituaries2.html
      The Sussex Countian (a Delaware newspaper):
      Copyright 2002© The Dover Post Co. All Rights Reserved.

      JOHN FULTON BURGESS, 92, of Millsboro, formerly of Leivisy, W.Va., Long Neck and Lake City, Fla., died, after a long illness, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2003, in his home in the company of his family.

      Mr. Burgess was born Nov. 6, 1910, in Comfort, W.Va., son of the late John Anderson Burgess and Mary Margaret Toney Burgess.

      He served in the U.S. Army at various duty stations in Hawaii from 1930 to 1932, after which he was honorably discharged.

      Mr. Burgess was a coal miner and tipple operator for the Red Parrot Coal Co. in West Virginia for 37 years following his Army service - he had done similar work before his military service - and also worked in sawmills and on railroads throughout the mining area. When the coal mines shut down periodically, he would support his family by farming, becoming famous for his half-runner green beans. As a result of one of the mine closings, he and his family moved to Silver Spring, Md., where he worked as a security guard for Geico Insurance Co. He then worked in construction as a drywall finisher for private homes in Newark. He was engaged in this occupation from 1957 until his retirement in 1962.

      During his lifetime, he was an avid gardener, raising various crops on his property in Delaware and later in various homes he owned in Florida, the last being in Lake City. He enjoyed watching baseball games and was a dedicated Atlanta Braves fan. He was a fan of crossword puzzles, also, and enjoyed telling stories and jokes to family and friends.
      Family gatherings were one of his greatest pleasures, and he was a much-beloved grandfather and role model. After his retirement, he enjoyed traveling throughout West Virginia, especially the state parks, and throughout Florida.

      Mr. Burgess was a strong member of the Methodist faith. He was a member of the United Mine Workers Union all his adult life, and was a dedicated advocate for the rank-and-file mine worker.

      In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Josie Gilbert; and a brother, Percy Burgess.

      He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Lillian B. Burgess; three sisters, Margaret King and Helen Arnold, both of Naples, Fla., and Alice Kidd of Lynchburg, Va.; three sons and three daughters-in-law, John P. and Betty Lou Burgess and David F. and Joyce C. Burgess, all of Middletown, and Edward F. and Jacqueline Burgess of Long Neck; a daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn J. Redmond and John A. Redmond III of Sykesville, Md; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

      Services were at 10 a.m. Friday in the Watson Funeral Home, 211 Washington St., Millsboro.

      Burial was in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Patriots Way, near Millsboro.
      Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, PO Box 4777, New York, NY 10163.

      Source:
      SSDI:
      JOHN F BURGESS 06 Nov 1910 26 Aug 2003 (V) (Millsboro, Sussex, DE)

      Source:
      SEE JOEL HAGER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I14320
      Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research:
      Joel Hager:
      ID: I14320
      Name: John Fulton Burgess
      Given Name: John Fulton
      Surname: Burgess
      Suffix: Jr.
      Sex: M
      Birth: Abt 1911 in West Virginia
      Death: Y
      _UID: E911D377624740CB847657E9B4CE09AB6854
      Change Date: 22 Jan 2006 at 12:21
      Note: Lives in Lake City, Fl.
      Father: John Anderson Burgess b: 18 Apr 1878 in Trap Hill Dist., Raleigh County, West Virginia
      Mother: Mary Margaret 'Maggie' Toney b: 3 Jan 1887 in Boone County, West Virginia
      Marriage 1 Lillian Billups b: Aft 1911
      Married:
      Change Date: 25 Sep 2005



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