James W. “Junkyard” Burress, Sr., 75, of Sheffield Village, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center. He was born July 9, 1939 in Booneville, Mississippi and had resided in the Sheffield Village and Sheffield Lake areas for over 50 years.
Jim served with the U.S. Navy from 1958-1962 aboard the USS Kitty Hawk when it was commissioned. He worked at the Ford Truck Assembly Plant in Avon Lake as a welder, retiring in 1993 after 30 years. Jim also served as a volunteer firefighter and EMT for the Sheffield Village Fire Department for 10 years. Jim was a member of the Church of God in Sheffield Village.
He is survived by his wife of 51 and a half years, Edna Burress; children, Tammy Kolonick of Elyria, James W. Burress, Jr. (Brenda) of Louisville, Kentucky, Danny L. Burress (Arianne) of Elyria and Brian G. Burress (Gina) of Lima; grandchildren, Jeriod Jewell, Ashley Perez (Tony), Amanda Hall, Courtney Kolonick, Danielle Burress, Michael Kolonick, James Blake Burress, ElijahBurress, Isaiah Burress, Rebekah Cromwell, Nicole Lococo (Tony), Candace Martin, Joshua Cutlip and Kelsey Castaneda; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Evelyn Buchanan (Bobby) of Vermilion; brother, Elton Rayburn Burress, Sr. (Jane) of Memphis, Tennessee and Mary Louise Heddey (Joe) of Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leander W. and Ocie L. Burress (nee Willis).
Funeral services will be January 5, 2015. The Reverend Scott Skeens, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon, where the VFW Post #1079 of Elyria will conduct military honors.
The Chronicle-Telegram Newspaper
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
Saturday, 03 Jan 2014
Jim served with the U.S. Navy from 1958-1962 aboard the USS Kitty Hawk when it was commissioned. He worked at the Ford Truck Assembly Plant in Avon Lake as a welder, retiring in 1993 after 30 years. Jim also served as a volunteer firefighter and EMT for the Sheffield Village Fire Department for 10 years. Jim was a member of the Church of God in Sheffield Village.
He is survived by his wife of 51 and a half years, Edna Burress; children, Tammy Kolonick of Elyria, James W. Burress, Jr. (Brenda) of Louisville, Kentucky, Danny L. Burress (Arianne) of Elyria and Brian G. Burress (Gina) of Lima; grandchildren, Jeriod Jewell, Ashley Perez (Tony), Amanda Hall, Courtney Kolonick, Danielle Burress, Michael Kolonick, James Blake Burress, ElijahBurress, Isaiah Burress, Rebekah Cromwell, Nicole Lococo (Tony), Candace Martin, Joshua Cutlip and Kelsey Castaneda; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Evelyn Buchanan (Bobby) of Vermilion; brother, Elton Rayburn Burress, Sr. (Jane) of Memphis, Tennessee and Mary Louise Heddey (Joe) of Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leander W. and Ocie L. Burress (nee Willis).
Funeral services will be January 5, 2015. The Reverend Scott Skeens, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon, where the VFW Post #1079 of Elyria will conduct military honors.
The Chronicle-Telegram Newspaper
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
Saturday, 03 Jan 2014
James W. “Junkyard” Burress, Sr., 75, of Sheffield Village, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center. He was born July 9, 1939 in Booneville, Mississippi and had resided in the Sheffield Village and Sheffield Lake areas for over 50 years.
Jim served with the U.S. Navy from 1958-1962 aboard the USS Kitty Hawk when it was commissioned. He worked at the Ford Truck Assembly Plant in Avon Lake as a welder, retiring in 1993 after 30 years. Jim also served as a volunteer firefighter and EMT for the Sheffield Village Fire Department for 10 years. Jim was a member of the Church of God in Sheffield Village.
He is survived by his wife of 51 and a half years, Edna Burress; children, Tammy Kolonick of Elyria, James W. Burress, Jr. (Brenda) of Louisville, Kentucky, Danny L. Burress (Arianne) of Elyria and Brian G. Burress (Gina) of Lima; grandchildren, Jeriod Jewell, Ashley Perez (Tony), Amanda Hall, Courtney Kolonick, Danielle Burress, Michael Kolonick, James Blake Burress, ElijahBurress, Isaiah Burress, Rebekah Cromwell, Nicole Lococo (Tony), Candace Martin, Joshua Cutlip and Kelsey Castaneda; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Evelyn Buchanan (Bobby) of Vermilion; brother, Elton Rayburn Burress, Sr. (Jane) of Memphis, Tennessee and Mary Louise Heddey (Joe) of Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leander W. and Ocie L. Burress (nee Willis).
Funeral services will be January 5, 2015. The Reverend Scott Skeens, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon, where the VFW Post #1079 of Elyria will conduct military honors.
The Chronicle-Telegram Newspaper
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
Saturday, 03 Jan 2014
Jim served with the U.S. Navy from 1958-1962 aboard the USS Kitty Hawk when it was commissioned. He worked at the Ford Truck Assembly Plant in Avon Lake as a welder, retiring in 1993 after 30 years. Jim also served as a volunteer firefighter and EMT for the Sheffield Village Fire Department for 10 years. Jim was a member of the Church of God in Sheffield Village.
He is survived by his wife of 51 and a half years, Edna Burress; children, Tammy Kolonick of Elyria, James W. Burress, Jr. (Brenda) of Louisville, Kentucky, Danny L. Burress (Arianne) of Elyria and Brian G. Burress (Gina) of Lima; grandchildren, Jeriod Jewell, Ashley Perez (Tony), Amanda Hall, Courtney Kolonick, Danielle Burress, Michael Kolonick, James Blake Burress, ElijahBurress, Isaiah Burress, Rebekah Cromwell, Nicole Lococo (Tony), Candace Martin, Joshua Cutlip and Kelsey Castaneda; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Evelyn Buchanan (Bobby) of Vermilion; brother, Elton Rayburn Burress, Sr. (Jane) of Memphis, Tennessee and Mary Louise Heddey (Joe) of Georgia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leander W. and Ocie L. Burress (nee Willis).
Funeral services will be January 5, 2015. The Reverend Scott Skeens, Pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memory Gardens, Avon, where the VFW Post #1079 of Elyria will conduct military honors.
The Chronicle-Telegram Newspaper
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
Saturday, 03 Jan 2014
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