Lloyd E. "Gene" Burgess
June 7, 1937 ~ January 20, 2017 (age 79) 79 Years OldShare using:
Gene Burgess, 79, of Flora, IL passed away at his home on January 20, 2017 after a twenty year battle with cancer. Lloyd Eugene “Gene” was born in Northern Illinois on June 7, 1937. His parents were Lloyd and Elsie (Waldbusser) Burgess. He married Lucy Hubble on August 26, 1956 at Enterprise, Illinois.
He attended Banner Grade School and graduated from Cisne High School in 1955. After attending Eastern Illinois University he moved to Flora, IL in 1958. He was employed for 5 years with Burgess Mobile Feed Service, for 10 years at Dowell in Flora, IL and then for 25 years with Lovelace and Preston Trucking Companies. He was retired.
Gene is survived by his wife, Lucy Burgess of Flora, IL, son, Mark (Kathy) Burgess of Normal, IL, daughter-in-law Becky Burgess of Flora, IL, grandchildren Kara, Jillian and Sawyer Burgess of Normal, IL, Dexter Burgess of Indianapolis, IN, and Deandra Burgess of Flora, IL, brothers Donnie (Peggy) Burgess of Vincennes, IN, Darrell (Wanda) Burgess of Cisne, IL, sisters Delores (Gene) Flexter of Wapakoneta, Ohio, Chris (Bob) Dagg of Orchardville, IL, Pat Donaho of Bourbannais, IL and Betty Meade of Florida.
He was preceded in death by his parents and by his son Brent Eugene Burgess of Flora, IL in 2014.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 23, 2017 at the Flora Community of Christ Church in Flora, IL. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Flora, IL. Friends may call 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Kohn Funeral Home in Flora, IL. Expressions of sympathy should take the form of donations to Clay County Cancer Crusaders, Clay County Cancer Support Group or Clay County Hospice and may be received at the funeral home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.kohnfuneralhome.com
