Rodney & Elizabeth Burgess

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

RODNEY CANNON & ELIZABETH LEE BURGESS

(teacher, farmer)

BIOGRAPHY

Rodney Cannon Burgess was born in St. George on March 9, 1922.

Elizabeth Lee as born in Hurricane on October 25, 1925.

Rodney & Elizabeth were married on November 25, 1943 and sealed in the St. George Temple
on December 27, 1943.

Rodney was inducted into the U.S. Army Infantry on April 15, 1944 and served in Japan as part of
the Army of Occupation.

Rodney taught school at West Elementary School in St. George.

Elizabeth died in Roosevelt, Duchesne County, Utah on September 14, 1993 and was buried
in the Hurricane City Cemetery.

Rodney died on December 16, 1997 and was buried in the Hurricane City Cemetery.


FAMILY

Rodney's Parents and Siblings:
    Milton Burgess
    Clara Cannon Burgess
        Robert Knell Burgess
        Audrey Burgess
        Bonita Burgess
        Rodney Cannon Burgess
        Clive Burgess

(2/25/1887-8/19/1951)   (married xx/xx/xxxx)
(5/30/1891-10/31/1990)
(9/27/1915-2/13/1945)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(3/10/1917-4/2/2009)   (married Lewis Glen Quigley)
(12/8/1918-5/5/1998)   (married Walter Wood Rice)
(3/9/1922-12/16/1997)   (married Elizabeth Lee)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)

Elizabeth's Parents and Siblings:
    Franklin Lee
    Mabel Morgan Lee
        Stella Lee
        Margaret Lee
        Elizabeth Lee
        Afton Franklin Lee
        Dorothy Lee


(6/16/1892-10/7/1958)   (married xx/xx/xxxx)
(6/25/1901-5/7/1963)
(3/9/1921-6/27/2009)   (married Robert Lee Shamo)
(4/3/1923-3/12/2007)   (married Christus Becker)
(10/25/1925-9/14/1993)   (married Rodney Cannon Burgess)
(5/22/1930-3/2/1991)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(5/26/1936-7/27/2008)   (married Hart Verdon Forbush)

Rodney & Elizabeth's Family:
    Rodney Cannon Burgess
    Elizabeth Lee Burgess
        Robert Clive Burgess
        Rodney Cannon Burgess, Jr.  
        Kathleen Burgess
        Franklin Milton Burgess
        Berniece Burgess
        Marilyn Burgess
        William Richard Burgess


(3/9/1922-12/16/1997)   (married 11/25/1943)
(10/25/1925-9/14/1993)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(10/14/1953-10/27/2016)   (married kevin Leslie Jackson)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx-xx/xx/xxxx)   (married Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx)


PHOTOS

WCHS photos:
WCHS-00280   Photo of Mr. Rodney C. Burgess' 1965-1966 fourth grade class at West Elementary School
WCHS-01688   Photo of Mr. Rodney C. Burgess' 1966-1967 fourth grade class at West Elementary School
WCHS-01740   Photo of Mr. Rodney C. Burgess' 1967-1968 special education class at West Elementary School
WCHS-03866   Photo of Mr. Rodney C. Burgess' 1963-1964 fourth grade class at West Elementary School
WCHS-03870   Photo of Mr. Rodney C. Burgess at West Elementary School in 1964


REFERENCES

Find-A-Grave entry for

Find-A-Grave entry for Elizabeth Lee Burgess