Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Burgess, Joseph E., 1975 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JOSEPH ELPENOR BURGESS Joseph E. Burgess, 61, a resident of Wakefield died Thursday, November 6, 1975. He was the Parts Manager for the Waverly Motor Co. He is survived by his wife, Hettie Warren Burgess; a son, Robert E. Burgess, both of Wakefield; a daughter, Mrs. Richard T. Getz of Timberville; a brother, Page P. Burgess; a sister, Julia B. Brooks, both of Norfolk; and three grandchildren. A graveside funeral service will be held Saturday, November 8, at 2 p.m. in the Wakefield Cemetery. The remains rest at the Purviance Funeral Home in Wakefield. Joseph Elpenor BURGESS, of Wakefield, Waverly Motor parts manager, b. 15 Mar 1914, Southampton Co., d. 6 Nov 1975, interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 8 Nov 1975, "Richmond (VA) News Leader," Nov. 7, 1975 *Wakefield list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt Find a Grave Mem. #85776683 His parents, Reuben Lee & Pauline Susan (POPE) BURGESS, are marked in Capron Cemetery. Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Capron list (C-6): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/capron.txt His widow's obit ("Virginian-Pilot," Nov. 13, 2001) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b622h3ob.txt His father's obit ("Tidewater News," Nov. 28, 1966, p.3) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b622r1ob.txt His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," July 22, 1927, p. 6), which states she was buried on the home plantation, is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b622p1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b622j1ob.txt