Clyde Albert Burgess, Md

Clyde A. Burgess, MD, 82, of Green Bank, WV, went home to the Heavenly Father on February 14, 2013. Born May 3, 1930 in Oak Hill, WV, he was the son of the late Clyde Austin and Marshie Honaker Burgess. He graduated from Oak Hill High School in 1948 and attended the University of Dayton and Graduated from the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine in 1961. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant and retired from the US Army as a Colonel in 1996. Dr. Burgess practiced medicine in Berkley Springs, Philippi and Clarksburg, WV and Ashland, KY as well as serving with the US Army in Alaska and Kentucky. He retired to the beautiful mountains of Pocahontas County and attended Hebron Baptist Church in Green Bank. Dr. Burgess is survived by his wife of 59 years, Christine Haga Burgess. Other survivors include a son, Andrew (Linda Gale) Burgess of Fairbanks, Alaska, a daughter Kimberly Burgess, MD of Charleston, WV and a sister, Kathryn Burgess Terwilleger of Willow Street, PA. Funeral services will be on Monday, February 18, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill with Pastor Jim Franklin and Pastor Paul Murdock officiating. Burial will be at High Lawn Memorial Park., Oak Hill. Visitation will be held at Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill on Sunday, February 17, 2013, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Gideons or a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, WV