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Bobby Lee Burress, 79, Taylor County, KY (1940-2020)

Bobby Lee Burress of Elk Horn, son of the late Lloyd Clifton Burress and Molly Seaborne Burress, was born December 19, 1940 in Taylor County, KY. He died Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at his home at age 79.

Funeral services will be held at 1pmCT/2pmET Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Bro. Alex Cox and Bro. Josh Wilson. Burial will follow in Callahan Cemetery.



He professed faith in Christ and attended Feathersburg First Church of God.

Bobby was a lifelong farmer with his family, primarily raising tobacco and cattle. He was a proud and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Bobby was the 2019 Taylor County Cattlemen's Association Cattleman of the Year and was very active in Republican Party Politics.

He united in marriage to Dorothy Jean Wethington November 6, 1958.

Besides his wife, Dorothy Burress, he is survived by one son, Allen Burress and wife, Kecia; daughter-in-law, Toni Burress; six grandchildren: Adam Burress and wife, Amanda, Jennifer Bell, Dustan Burress, Austin Burress, and Jessica Johnson and husband, Joe of Elk Horn and Jacqueline Davis of Campbellsville; granddaughter-in-law, Megan Burress of Elk Horn; thirteen great-grandchildren: Andrew Blake, Peyton Lee, Mason Alexander, Adalyn Grace, Isaac Dean, Nathan Allen and Rylee Ann Burress, Corey Blake Spurling, Nicholas Joseph and Gabriella Rose Hall, Laura Catherine, Sarah Danielle and Allison Jo Johnson; two sisters and one brother in-law: Christine Wise, Loretta Gaddis and Richard Chelf of Elk Horn; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.

Bobby was also preceded in death by one daughter and son-in-law, Sandy and Jerry Davis; one son, Rodney Burress; one grandson, Matt Burress; great granddaughter, Maitlynn Leigh Burress and three brothers and three sisters: Lester Burress, Harold "Bo" Burress, Walter "Tommy" Burress, Shirley Chelf, Edna Herron and Lillie Poynter Woodrum.

Expressions of sympathy requested to be donations to Feathersburg Church of God building fund and may be made at the funeral home.

Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.


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