Marie Boyd Burgess

Priscilla (Marie) Boyd Burgess , 84, of Oak Hill, WV died on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Plateau Medical Center in Oak Hill, WV. Born November 13, 1925 at Patrick County, VA she was a daughter of the late Jessie Claude and Mary (Lucy) Whitlock Boyd. Marie was a member of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Oak Hill, a long-time member of an Oak Hill Garden Club and the Friday Dessert Bridge Club. She loved to work in her yard and play bridge. She was a retired secretary for Appalachian Regional Hospital in Beckley. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Dudley "J.D." Burgess and sisters, Ida McKinney and Goldie Cooper. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Yvonne (Judy) and James Hicks of Oak Hill; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Tonja and Gary Moore of Miramar, FL; brothers, Freel Boyd of Oak Hill and James (Roy) Boyd of Summersville; sisters, Sylvia Young of Oak Hill and Ardenia (Mickey) Whitt of Fayetteville; great grandchildren, Stefanie Moore, Loren Moore and Gary (Trace) Moore, III all of Miramar, FL and a host of nieces, nephews and dear friends. Services will be on Monday, August 2, 2010 at 12:30 P.M. at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Oak Hill with her nephew, Father Rick Rutledge officiating. Entombment will be at High Lawn Memorial Park Mausoleum, Oak Hill. Friends may call from 11:00 AM until time of service at the church. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Memorial Fund at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 345 Kelly Avenue, Oak Hill WV 25901. Online condolences may be sent at www.tyreefuneralhome.com Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill, WV