Roby Deward Burgess

Roby Deward Burgess, Sr., 73, of Canoe Dr., Morganton, NC died Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at his residence following a brief illness. He was born in Burke County, NC on December 24, 1932 and was a son of the late Roby William Burgess and Roena Curtis Burgess. Mr. Burgess was a graduate of WPCC with a degree in engineering and was a licensed contractor. He was a retired employee of Morganton Dye and Finishing. He was a member of Catawba Valley Baptist Church.

Surviving are his wife, Faye Burgess, of the home; sons, Roby D. Burgess, Jr. and Phillip Burgess, both of the home; a daughter and her husband, Lorrine and Charles Leavitt, Jr. of Lenoir; sisters, Verna Dean Shuping and her husband, Leon, Elizabeth Burns, all of Morganton, and Emily Nester and her husband, Steve, of Vale; 5 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2005, in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home with Mr. Mark Silvey officiating. Burial will follow at Burke Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 1 hour before the service. At other times, the family will be at the residence, 113 Canoe Dr., Morganton. Memorial contributions may be made to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Rd., Morganton, NC 28655.