She is survived by five children, Charles Howard Burgess, Jr. and wife Brenda, Richard Alvin Burgess and wife Sherry, Eleanor Ruth Woods and husband Clifton, Helen Faye Smith and husband Melvin, and Brandi Michele Anderson and husband Wylie; daughter -in-law, Patti Burgess; grandchildren, Lori Renee Smith and husband Steve, Jessie Wood, Jason Burgess and wife Amy, Mandy Courson and husband Matthew, Ricki Jo Walker and husband Walter, Elias Dale, Brayan Anderson, Brennen Anderson, Ellen Dewitt and husband Kurt, Chuck Burgess and Sara Pretrey, Heather Berg and husband Randall, Richelle Evans and husband Michael, Brian Smith, Melvin Smith, Jr. and wife Kim; 25 great-grandchildren; and 6 great great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Robert Allen Burgess and a brother, Samuel Griggs.