Thomas Earl Burgess

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Submitted by: Wanda Purcell

Thomas Earl Burgess, 45, was born June 29, 1926 and passed away last Firday, January 21, 1972 in Reno, Nevada hospital where he had surgery.

His parents were former Hammon community residents as their children grew up.

His funeral was in the Butler Baptist Church on Monday, January 24, 1972 and burial was in the Red Hill Cemetery, Hammon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.

His mother lives in Butler.

The Burgess children were all here for their brother Tom's funeral Monday, Mr. and Mrs. Carol Burgess of Flint, Michigan; Mrs. Bernice Gregg and husband of Kingston, Oklahoma; Mr. and Mrs. Fred and Lucille Madkie of Corpus Christi, Texas; Mrs. Alice Clayton and husband of Arapaho; Eula and Preston Bailey of Pampa, Texas; Mrs. Ruth Ann Collins of Butler; and John Burgess of Clinton.

Tom's wife came from Reno with the body on the plane.

Among those attending the funeral from Hammon were Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Flynt and Mrs. Irene Dugger.