Bertha Mae Burgess Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bertha Mae Burgess (New Madrid, Missouri), born in Osceola, Arkansas, who passed away at the age of 73, on October 7, 2022. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Bertha Mae Burgess or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Kellum Sr. and Georgianna Robertson Kellum; her husband James Andrew Burgess; her son Patrick Burgess; her siblings, Ethel Silas, Archie D. Kellum, Johnnie Mae Kellum (Holmes) of Jacksonville, FL, Melvin Kellum and Joseph Kellum; and her great grandchild JaMarcus McFarland (Rabbit).
She is survived by: her sons, James Burgess (Dorothy) of Jacksonville, FL and Melvin Burgess (Della) of Lilbourn, MO.; her stepdaughter Freda Hall of St. Louis, MO.; and her brothers, Elbert Pop Kellum (Cynthia), Charles Kellum (Brenda) and Lonnie Kellum (Willetta) of New Madrid, MO.. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren, along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
