Dougherty County GaArchives Obituaries.....Burgess, William E.  December 6, 2004
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Kimbrell Stern - 2004
Date of Birth: December 06, 1918  
Date of Death: December 06, 2004  

William E. “Bill” Burgess, 86, of Albany, died on his birthday, December 6, 
2004, at his home. His funeral service will be WEDNESDAY (Today) 2 PM at 
Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow at Crown Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Finbar 
Stanton will officiate. 

A native of Hazlehurst, MS, he had lived in Albany since 1954. He was educated 
at Memphis, TN city schools, and graduated from Columbia College of Columbia 
University in New York City. Mr. Burgess served in the infantry of the US Army 
with the rank of Major during WWII, serving 5 years overseas in the China-Burma-
India theatre. He was an advertising agent. Mr. Burgess was a member of the 
Albany Board of Realtors and a former member of the Board of Directors of 
Doublegate Country Club. He was a member of St. Teresa’s Catholic Church where 
he served on the Parrish Council and on numerous committees. Mr. Burgess had 
formerly served on the Boards of Radium Springs Country Club, the Heart Fund 
where he served as Chairman in 1965, the Dougherty County United Way where he 
served several terms, and was its President in 1980.

Survivors include his wife: Barbara Conrad Burgess, Albany; 2 daughters: Pam 
Middleton and her husband Frank, Albany, Helene Fleming and her husband 
(Carlton), Tifton; 2 sons: John Banks Burgess and his wife Missy, Atlanta, 
William E. Burgess, Jr. and his wife Leigh Ann, Pittsburgh, PA; 3 step 
children: Deborah Carden Henry and her husband Ken, Marietta, Lisa Carden 
Skates and her husband David, Grayson, GA, Cathy Carden Muggridge, Lilburn, GA; 
12 grandchildren; 7 step grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Those desiring 
may send memorials to the Albany Humane Society, 1705 Oakridge Dr., Albany, GA 
31707, or to your favorite charity. 

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