Doris Burgess

Doris Faye Little Burgess, 72, of Stanly County, passed away on Sunday, November 11, 2012. The family will receive friends at Hartsell Funeral Home, Albemarle on Tuesday, November 13, 2012, from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. The funeral service, officiated by Rev. Rod Denny and Rev. Kinney Wallace, will be held at Mineral Springs Baptist Church on Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at 4:00 pm. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. At other times, the family will meet at her home. Mrs. Burgess was born on January 8, 1940, in Stanly County, to the late Dee and Beulah Little. She is also preceded in death by three brothers, Bill, George, and Tom Little; one sister Pat Poole. She is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Bobby Brooks Burgess: one son, Steve Burgess and wife Susan of Oakboro; one daughter, Wanda Simpson of Oakboro; five grandchildren, Dana Simpson, Deidra Bunn, Andrew Burgess, Brian Burgess, and Cooper Burgess; six great-grandchildren, Chloe, Ashton, Connor, Ephraim, Jeriah, and Kaylie; four brothers, Kenneth Little of Aquadale, Jack Little of Albemarle, Richard Little of Albemarle, and Max Little of Albemarle; and one sister, Kathleen McIntyre of Norwood. Memorials may be made to Mineral Springs Baptist Church. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Burgess family.