Obituary: Sidney Preston Burgess, 87, of Canyon died Thursday, July 20, 2006, in Amarillo.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Don McDonald officiating. Private burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery by Brooks Funeral Directors.
Sidney Preston Burgess was born Sept. 10, 1918, in Happy to John Burgess and Sallie Crawford Burgess-Willson. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from West Texas State in 1939 and his MS in Greeley, Colo. He was a veteran of World War II, having served as specialist T in the U.S. Navy.
He married Elloese Stevens on Dec. 24, 1941, in Butler, Okla.
Sidney was a teacher from 1939 through 1979. He was a lifetime member of Presbyterian Church in Canyon. He was a Scout Leader, an elder in the church, on the board of trustees and on the building committee. He was also a member of the Lions Club from 1946 through 1960.
Survivors include his wife, Elloese Stevens Burgess; a daughter, Linda Hicks and husband Jay of Charlottesville, Va.; a son, Steve Burgess and wife Jeannie of Shreveport, La.; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Winston Burgess of Amarillo; and a sister, Estelle Parken of Augusta, Ga.
The family suggests memorials be to First Presbyterian Church, 904 19th Ave., Canyon, TX 79015.
Amarillo Globe-News, July 22, 2006
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