Sister of marathon runner dies at 101
Emily Burgess sister of the late marathon runner Sir Stanley Burgess has died at the age of 101.
Miss Burgess was born in Flatts Village on September 29, 1912. She was the third of six children. Her parents were George and Odessa Harvey-Burgess.
Longevity runs in her family, as her younger sister Iris William is 96 years old, and Miss Burgess spent much of her life caring for her mother who died at the age of 92 years.
“She never married or had any children, but she was very interested in the lives of her nieces and nephews and was happiest when she could take them with her to the Pentecostal Church in Flatts,” said her niece Marquita Thorne.
As a young woman Emily worked as a housekeeper and cook for the Zuill and Conyers families and was known for preparing delicious dishes.
“We remember her as being a very serious person,” said niece Maranita Cummings.
She lived at the Packwood Home in Somerset for several years.
Her funeral will be held at St Mark’s Cemetery today at 12pm. Flowers may be sent. Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Augustus Funeral Home Rose Chapel today from 10.40am to 11.40am. Also surviving are: nieces: Maranita Cummings, Charita Miles, Madree Robinson, Marquita Thorne, Emma Jean Burrows; nephews: Harvey and Lawson Williams; special friends: Staff and friends of Packwood Home.
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Published Nov 16, 2012 at 8:00 am (Updated Nov 15, 2012 at 6:48 pm)