Ed Burgess

Mr. Edwin B. Burgess, better known as “Ed” passed away at Crowne Health Care Facility on December 24, 2007. He was born in the Adamsburg Community on April 19, 1920 but moved to Fort Payne as a teenager and attended DeKalb County High School where he graduated in 1939. He was the son of the late Herbert S. and Vannah Hester Burgess. He was a member of the U.S. Air Force for 2-1/2 years during WWII and went to Korea with the 151st Engineers and spent about 2 years in Korea and Japan, in the early 50’s. After his discharge from the military, he went to work for Pioneer Credit Co. and worked there for 45 years. After retirement, he worked for the Red Cross as a volunteer at DeKalb Baptist Medical Center until his health forced him to give that up. He was a member of Fort Payne First Baptist Church where he filled many positions of leadership – as a Deacon, Sunday School Director, Sunday School Teacher, Training Union Director, R.A. Director and worked as Sunday School secretary for many years until, again, ill health forced him to turn those duties over to someone else. He was also an active member of the DeKalb Co. VFW for many years and participated in their activities as long as his health permitted. He is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Sue Keith Burgess, a son and daughter-in-law, David and Ann of Woodstock, GA, two granddaughters, Amanda Burgess, a student who lives in Spartansburg, S.C., Laura Burgess Martin and her husband, Scott Martin of Atlanta, GA. He is also survived by three brothers, Clifford Burgess, of Savannah, GA, Hubert S. Burgess, Jr. of Soddy-Daisy, TN, Rev. T.D. Burgess and wife, Joy, of Fort Oglethorpe, GA, one sister, Patricia Burgess Kean and her husband, Leonard, of Hixon, TN. Three sisters-in-law, Willodean Burgess Berdal of Chattanooga, TN, Frances Keith Peacock of Scottsboro, AL, and Mamie Keith of Fort Payne, and several nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by a daughter, his parents, one brother, Herbert, one sister, Adeline Burgess Dobbs. Visitation hours for Mr. Burgess will be Wednesday, December 26th from 4 until 6 p.m. at the Wilson Funeral Home in Fort Payne and the memorial service will be at the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel on December 27, 2007 at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery in Fort Payne. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the First Baptist Church of Fort Payne. Dr. R. Pat McFadden will be in charge of the service and arrangements were made by Wilson Funeral Home, online guestbook, www.wilsonfhinc.com.

Ed Burgess

April 19, 1920 - December 24, 2007