Frank & Bright Funeral Home

Dorothy Burgess

Jun 1st, 1926 - Sep 3rd, 2015

  

   Dorothy Lucille Burgess, age 89, of Flora, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015, at Salem Township Hospital in Salem, Illinois, surrounded by her family.

   Dorothy was born June 1, 1926, in Clay County, IL, to Ray Abraham and Mary Elizabeth (McGrew) Dulaney.    She married Kelley Burgess on August 26, 1950 in Flora.  He preceded her in death on October 17, 2005.  Dorothy’s full time job was raising her family, but she also worked outside the home at the Shoe Factory and the Dry Cleaners.  She was baptized at the Needmore Christian Church in Orchardville.

   Dorothy is survived by four daughters: Linda (Bill) McKinney of Xenia, Sandra (Bob) Slover of Xenia, Peggy (Charles) Skaj  of Hamel, Marsha (Tom) Heiple of Iuka; one son: Rick (Kelly) Burgess of Iuka; 13 grandchildren: Kim (Kevin) Cantrell of Salem, Wendy (Mark) Ball of Centralia, Terri (Danny) Conklin of Iuka, Tonia Slover of Houston, TX, Heather (Shane) Kanitz of Xenia, Misty (Scott) Bradham of Xenia, Chad (Marsha) Henson of Cisne, Daisy Skaj Cross of Plano, Justin Heiple (Jaqi Ramquist) of Denver, CO, Karley and Zoey Heiple of Iuka, KaRissa Burgess of Iuka, Kelsey (Adam) Holzhausen of Iuka; 27 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren; one brother: John A. (Betty) Dulaney of Clay City; and two sisters: Margaret Perrine of Flora and Mary Frances Benson of Olney.

   She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one daughter: Nancy Burgess, three brothers, and two sisters.

   A funeral service for Dorothy Burgess will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora with visitation from 12 Noon until the time of service on Sunday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Orchardville.  Memorial donations may be given for the benefit of Dorothy’s great-grandson, Trevyn Morton.  Online condolences may be sent to www.frankandbright.com.