Juanita Burgess, 89, of Beaver Dam, passed away Monday, April 21, 2014, at Ohio County Hospital. She was born May 1, 1924, in Alexandria, Ind., to the late Walter and Myrtle Ferguson Smith.
She attended Slaty Creek Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Myrtle Smith; one sister, Lucille Wyatt; one grandson, Warren Eytchison and one great-grandson, Dylan Upchurch.
She leaves behind her husband of sixty-three years, R. Conrad Burgess; her son, Stephen (Katy) Burgess of Beaver Dam; one daughter, Conita Etchison of New Port Ritchey, Fla.; four grandchildren, Eva Upchurch, Donna Vincent, Michael Etchison and Clayton Etchison; seven great-grandchildren, Nathan Tucker, Alexus Tucker, Christopher Vincent, Vanessa Abigale Vincent, Jan Liwoch, Ethan Liwoch and Emily (Patrick) Hayes and one great-granddaughter, Breella Liwoch.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 24, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam with Rev. Wendell Romans officiating. Burial will be in Slaty Creek Cemetery in Beaver Dam. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. until the time of service Thursday at the funeral home.
Online messages of condolence may be made at: www.danksfuneralhome.com.