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Berry Pop Lee Burgess

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Berry "Pop" Lee Burgess

Birth
Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Death
19 May 2006 (aged 82–83)
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.8844368, Longitude: -82.3615891
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OBITUARY

The Greenville News (SC) - Saturday, May 20, 2006, Page 4B

GREENVILLE, SC - Berry "Pop" Lee Burgess, 82, of 38 Second Avenue, Poe Mill, husband of Grace Jones Burgess, died Friday, May 19, 2006, at his residence.

Born in Anderson, he was a son of the late Andrew and Mary Boyter Burgess.

Mr. Burgess was retired from Winn Dixie and was a member of Cedar Lane Baptist Church.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are three daughters, Joyce Roper, Margaret Turner and Edna Cagle; three sons, Donald Berry Burgess, Wayne Burgess, and Eddie Burgess, all of Greenville; a number of half-brothers and half-sisters; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. He was a preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Burgess, and a sister, Elmer Hembree.

Memorials may be made to Cedar Lane Baptist Church, 203 Marion Street, Greenville, SC 29611.

Visitation will be held today, May 20, 2006, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, My 21, 2006, at 3 p.m. at Cedar Lane Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park.

The family will be at the residence.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.thomasmcafee.com
OBITUARY

The Greenville News (SC) - Saturday, May 20, 2006, Page 4B

GREENVILLE, SC - Berry "Pop" Lee Burgess, 82, of 38 Second Avenue, Poe Mill, husband of Grace Jones Burgess, died Friday, May 19, 2006, at his residence.

Born in Anderson, he was a son of the late Andrew and Mary Boyter Burgess.

Mr. Burgess was retired from Winn Dixie and was a member of Cedar Lane Baptist Church.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are three daughters, Joyce Roper, Margaret Turner and Edna Cagle; three sons, Donald Berry Burgess, Wayne Burgess, and Eddie Burgess, all of Greenville; a number of half-brothers and half-sisters; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. He was a preceded in death by a daughter, Shirley Burgess, and a sister, Elmer Hembree.

Memorials may be made to Cedar Lane Baptist Church, 203 Marion Street, Greenville, SC 29611.

Visitation will be held today, May 20, 2006, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, My 21, 2006, at 3 p.m. at Cedar Lane Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park.

The family will be at the residence.

Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.thomasmcafee.com


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