Richard Walter Burres |
| Posted 2011-02-08 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Monday, February 07, 2011 Richard Walter Burres was born at home on Oct. 9, 1927, in Bald Knob, Ark. He passed away Feb. 4, 2011, at home in Prescott surrounded by family. He is survived by two daughters, Michelle Burres-Veatch (Tom Veatch) of Skull Valley, Lisa Burres (Dean Brice) of Adelaide, Australia; and his son Brion Burres of Kansas City, Kan.; four grandchildren, Nicole Burres, Ryan Burres, Lauren Brice and Marnie Brice; his sister Martha Esters (Cox) of Walla Walla, Wash.; and brother, William Cox, (Lillian) of Trails, Ore.; nieces, Nancy (Cox) Mann (David), Cora (Esters) Peterson, Milton Freewater, Ore.; and many more nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews. He was predeceased by his wife of 53 years Viola Fern Harris in 2001; daughter Holly Burres (1972); parents Edward Richard Burres and mother Cora Alice (Lucas) Burres of Walla Walla, Wash.; sisters, Retta, Leita, Marie, Mary; and brothers, Raymond, Jack and Jessie Lee. He was much loved by all his family and his caretakers; Erica, Katrina, Kacie and Teresa and will be missed more than any of us could ever imagine. Thanks also to Dr. Karen Yates and her staff and Dr. Douglas Rothrock, Michelle, Gail, Carolyn and Nancy and the staff at Mountain Valley Rehabilitation Hospital who helped him so much after his stroke in 2009; thanks also go to the Adult Center and their wonderful craft and woodworking programs. Richard was one of the kindest, sweetest, most generous men on the face of the earth. All who met him loved him; he made us all laugh, he loved Laurel and Hardy and his favorite movies were Shawshank Redemption and Second Hand Lions. If you watch these, please think of him and smile. Reading had been one of his great joys and his children all had library cards the day they learned to write. A small, informal memorial will be at 'Tis Gallery, 105 S. Cortez St., on Feb. 8, 2011, at 4 p.m. in the third-floor hall. In lieu of flowers if you would like to donate to Richard's favorite charities they are Yavapai Big Brothers, Big Sisters; Yavapai Food Bank, Prescott Public Library and City of Hope. Information provided by survivors. |
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