Travis Justin "Mike" Burgess, 95, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, in Amarillo.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stratford Cemetery with the Rev. Brent Farney, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors.
Mr. Burgess was born May 28, 1907, in Ardmore, Okla., in Indian Territory to Jesse Barton Burgess and Magdalena B. Rousseau. He was a resident of Sherman County since 1930. He married Winnie L Beauchamp. He worked as a mechanic until 1939, when he joined Bennett Implement, where he worked until joining the Navy in 1942. He served as an electrician third class and was attached to destroyer repair unit No. 1, which refurbished old destroyers used in World War I and returned them to service in World War II. He was stationed in New Guinea and received his honorable discharge as first class electrician in 1945.
Upon his return to Stratford, he again worked with Bennett Implement until a partnership with Bob Jacobs was formed in 1952. Together they began the Minneapolis-Moline, aka, J. and B. Implement Co., serving Sherman County, Texas and Oklahoma panhandles and New Mexico. He retired in 1974. He was an active member of American Legion Post No. 262 in Stratford and was proud to be a part of it. He was an avid fisherman and would go at any time. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Stratford.
He was preceded in death by his wife in February 1999; his parents; a brother, Jesse B. Burgess of Amarillo; two sisters, Cecile Koontz of Amarillo and Ruth Keenan of Lamar, Colo.
Survivors include a daughter, Erva Gambrel and husband, James, of Ordway, Colo.; a sister, Helen Abston of Wichita Falls; a son-in-law, Bill Kidder of Washington; several nieces and nephews; seven great-nieces and great-nephews; 12 great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews; a host of friends; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The family will be at 616 N. Fulton St. in Stratford.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 25, 2003
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stratford Cemetery with the Rev. Brent Farney, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors.
Mr. Burgess was born May 28, 1907, in Ardmore, Okla., in Indian Territory to Jesse Barton Burgess and Magdalena B. Rousseau. He was a resident of Sherman County since 1930. He married Winnie L Beauchamp. He worked as a mechanic until 1939, when he joined Bennett Implement, where he worked until joining the Navy in 1942. He served as an electrician third class and was attached to destroyer repair unit No. 1, which refurbished old destroyers used in World War I and returned them to service in World War II. He was stationed in New Guinea and received his honorable discharge as first class electrician in 1945.
Upon his return to Stratford, he again worked with Bennett Implement until a partnership with Bob Jacobs was formed in 1952. Together they began the Minneapolis-Moline, aka, J. and B. Implement Co., serving Sherman County, Texas and Oklahoma panhandles and New Mexico. He retired in 1974. He was an active member of American Legion Post No. 262 in Stratford and was proud to be a part of it. He was an avid fisherman and would go at any time. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Stratford.
He was preceded in death by his wife in February 1999; his parents; a brother, Jesse B. Burgess of Amarillo; two sisters, Cecile Koontz of Amarillo and Ruth Keenan of Lamar, Colo.
Survivors include a daughter, Erva Gambrel and husband, James, of Ordway, Colo.; a sister, Helen Abston of Wichita Falls; a son-in-law, Bill Kidder of Washington; several nieces and nephews; seven great-nieces and great-nephews; 12 great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews; a host of friends; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The family will be at 616 N. Fulton St. in Stratford.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 25, 2003
Travis Justin "Mike" Burgess, 95, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003, in Amarillo.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stratford Cemetery with the Rev. Brent Farney, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors.
Mr. Burgess was born May 28, 1907, in Ardmore, Okla., in Indian Territory to Jesse Barton Burgess and Magdalena B. Rousseau. He was a resident of Sherman County since 1930. He married Winnie L Beauchamp. He worked as a mechanic until 1939, when he joined Bennett Implement, where he worked until joining the Navy in 1942. He served as an electrician third class and was attached to destroyer repair unit No. 1, which refurbished old destroyers used in World War I and returned them to service in World War II. He was stationed in New Guinea and received his honorable discharge as first class electrician in 1945.
Upon his return to Stratford, he again worked with Bennett Implement until a partnership with Bob Jacobs was formed in 1952. Together they began the Minneapolis-Moline, aka, J. and B. Implement Co., serving Sherman County, Texas and Oklahoma panhandles and New Mexico. He retired in 1974. He was an active member of American Legion Post No. 262 in Stratford and was proud to be a part of it. He was an avid fisherman and would go at any time. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Stratford.
He was preceded in death by his wife in February 1999; his parents; a brother, Jesse B. Burgess of Amarillo; two sisters, Cecile Koontz of Amarillo and Ruth Keenan of Lamar, Colo.
Survivors include a daughter, Erva Gambrel and husband, James, of Ordway, Colo.; a sister, Helen Abston of Wichita Falls; a son-in-law, Bill Kidder of Washington; several nieces and nephews; seven great-nieces and great-nephews; 12 great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews; a host of friends; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The family will be at 616 N. Fulton St. in Stratford.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 25, 2003
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Stratford Cemetery with the Rev. Brent Farney, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors.
Mr. Burgess was born May 28, 1907, in Ardmore, Okla., in Indian Territory to Jesse Barton Burgess and Magdalena B. Rousseau. He was a resident of Sherman County since 1930. He married Winnie L Beauchamp. He worked as a mechanic until 1939, when he joined Bennett Implement, where he worked until joining the Navy in 1942. He served as an electrician third class and was attached to destroyer repair unit No. 1, which refurbished old destroyers used in World War I and returned them to service in World War II. He was stationed in New Guinea and received his honorable discharge as first class electrician in 1945.
Upon his return to Stratford, he again worked with Bennett Implement until a partnership with Bob Jacobs was formed in 1952. Together they began the Minneapolis-Moline, aka, J. and B. Implement Co., serving Sherman County, Texas and Oklahoma panhandles and New Mexico. He retired in 1974. He was an active member of American Legion Post No. 262 in Stratford and was proud to be a part of it. He was an avid fisherman and would go at any time. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Stratford.
He was preceded in death by his wife in February 1999; his parents; a brother, Jesse B. Burgess of Amarillo; two sisters, Cecile Koontz of Amarillo and Ruth Keenan of Lamar, Colo.
Survivors include a daughter, Erva Gambrel and husband, James, of Ordway, Colo.; a sister, Helen Abston of Wichita Falls; a son-in-law, Bill Kidder of Washington; several nieces and nephews; seven great-nieces and great-nephews; 12 great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews; a host of friends; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The family will be at 616 N. Fulton St. in Stratford.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 25, 2003
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