Josie Alma Burgess

1909 - 1986  (76 years)

• Name	Josie Alma Burgess
  Birth	8 Jan 1909	Comfort, Boone Co., WV
  Gender	Female
  Death	6 Jan 1986	Comfort, Boone Co., WV
  Person ID	I7872	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Harry Robert Gilbert
  Children	1. Watt Rader Gilbert,   b. 16 Apr 1934, Sophia, Jessamine Co., KY d. 2 Oct 2008, WV (Age 74 years)   2. Margaret Jane Gilbert,   b. 25 Apr 1939   d. 2 Dec 2023, Blooming Rose, Boone Co., WV (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F3130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos		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) 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: John P. Burgess: Josie Alma Burgess b. 8 Jan 1909 Comfort, WV d. 6 Jan 1986 Comfort, WV Source: SSDI: JOSIE GILBERT 08 Jan 1909 Jan 1986 (Comfort, Boone, WV) Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRY-P486 Watt R Gilbert Obituary • United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRY-P486 : accessed 20 January 2022), Watt R Gilbert, West Virginia, United States, 02 Oct 2008; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Charleston Daily Mail, born-digital text. Name Watt R Gilbert Sex Male Age 74 Event Date 02 Oct 2008 Event Place West Virginia, United States Death Date 30 Sep 2008 Death Place Racine, , Birth Date 16 Apr 1934 Birthplace Sophia, , Kentucky Relationship to Deceased Deceased Event Type Obituary Newspaper Charleston Daily Mail Watt R Gilbert's Parents and Siblings: Harry R Gilbert Parent Josie Burgess Gilbert Parent Source: SEE JOEL HAGER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=hagerj&id=I14309 Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research: Joel Hager: ID: I14309 Name: Josie Alma Burgess Given Name: Josie Alma Surname: Burgess Sex: F Birth: Abt 1909 in West Virginia Death: Abt 1985 _UID: B73F03220F1F4355A303AF00B23AAF895A4D Change Date: 22 Jan 2006 at 12:22 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 Source: https://leonardjohnsonfuneralhome.com/book-of-memories/5336943/Shrader-Margaret/index.php Obituary: Margaret Jane Shrader Tuesday, April 25th, 1939 - Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 Margaret Jane Shrader, 84 of Bloomingrose died December 2, 2023 at home. She was a nurse anesthetist and retired from Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. She was also a former employee of CAMC Memorial Hospital, Charleston and Rancocas Hospital in Willingboro, NJ and was a wonderful mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by husbands: Leo Dale Shamblen and James Edward Shrader, son: Leo Gilbert Shamblen, grandson: Shane Lee Bennett, parents: Harry Robert and Josie Alma Burgess Gilbert and brother: Watt Rader Gilbert. SURVIVORS OMITTED. The family would like to thank Kanawha Hospice Care and caregivers: Darlene Long, Heidi Graley, Mary Akers, Mindy Clendenin, Lynn Maloskey, Renee Carte, Janie Nelson, Cathi Richards and Donna Pyle for their excellent care and support. Per her wishes, she will be cremated and a private family memorial and interment of ashes will be held at a later date in Mannington Cemetery, Mannington, WV. Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet is in charge of arrangements. One of Jane’s requests was that in lieu of flowers donations be sent to St. Jude’s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105. Condolences may be sent to the family at leonardjohnsonfuneralhome.com.