Dorus James Burgess, 81, of the 600 block of Southeast 55th Street, Pleasant Hill, died of a heart ailment Tuesday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Hamilton's Funeral Home, with burial at Masonic Cemetery.
Mr. Burgess was born in Elkhart and had lived in the Des Moines area most of his life. He was a retired railroad engineer with Des Moines Union Railroad, a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Aaron Naval Group. He enjoyed bird watching.
He is survived by his wife, Pope; two daughters, Barbara Snuggs of Urbandale and Beverly Schreiner of Ankeny; five stepsons, Jennings Crawford of Bettendorf, Mark Crawford and Ben Crawford, both of Pleasant Hill, David Crawford of Des Moines and Charles Crawford of Altoona; a stepdaughter, Grace Dewitt of Des Moines; a sister, Bernice Kendig of Ankeny; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marilyn.
Mr. Burgess was born in Elkhart and had lived in the Des Moines area most of his life. He was a retired railroad engineer with Des Moines Union Railroad, a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Aaron Naval Group. He enjoyed bird watching.
He is survived by his wife, Pope; two daughters, Barbara Snuggs of Urbandale and Beverly Schreiner of Ankeny; five stepsons, Jennings Crawford of Bettendorf, Mark Crawford and Ben Crawford, both of Pleasant Hill, David Crawford of Des Moines and Charles Crawford of Altoona; a stepdaughter, Grace Dewitt of Des Moines; a sister, Bernice Kendig of Ankeny; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marilyn.
Dorus James Burgess, 81, of the 600 block of Southeast 55th Street, Pleasant Hill, died of a heart ailment Tuesday at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Hamilton's Funeral Home, with burial at Masonic Cemetery.
Mr. Burgess was born in Elkhart and had lived in the Des Moines area most of his life. He was a retired railroad engineer with Des Moines Union Railroad, a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Aaron Naval Group. He enjoyed bird watching.
He is survived by his wife, Pope; two daughters, Barbara Snuggs of Urbandale and Beverly Schreiner of Ankeny; five stepsons, Jennings Crawford of Bettendorf, Mark Crawford and Ben Crawford, both of Pleasant Hill, David Crawford of Des Moines and Charles Crawford of Altoona; a stepdaughter, Grace Dewitt of Des Moines; a sister, Bernice Kendig of Ankeny; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marilyn.
Mr. Burgess was born in Elkhart and had lived in the Des Moines area most of his life. He was a retired railroad engineer with Des Moines Union Railroad, a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Aaron Naval Group. He enjoyed bird watching.
He is survived by his wife, Pope; two daughters, Barbara Snuggs of Urbandale and Beverly Schreiner of Ankeny; five stepsons, Jennings Crawford of Bettendorf, Mark Crawford and Ben Crawford, both of Pleasant Hill, David Crawford of Des Moines and Charles Crawford of Altoona; a stepdaughter, Grace Dewitt of Des Moines; a sister, Bernice Kendig of Ankeny; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marilyn.
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