OBITUARY: Burgett, Wilson - Saturday, January 15, 2011 Published in the Dayton Daily News on 1/18/2011 Submitted by: Carole Bays ********************************************************************* BURGETT, Wilson 89 of Centerville, Ohio passed away on the 15th of January 2011 at Brookhaven, Brookville, Ohio after an extended illness. Wilson was born in Wolf County, Kentucky to Rula Wilson and Carl Burgett. He had 2 sisters, Ruth and Rudy and 9 half brothers and sisters. Wilson left Kentucky at age 17 and moved to Dayton, Ohio and worked in an appliance store for a short time. He then went onto the Army and was trained as a tail gunner, serving in 8 theaters of battle during World War II. After the war, Wilson returned to Dayton and worked for Dayton Power and Light as a First Class Lineman until his retirement in 1976. He married Theda Centers and after her untimely death he met and married Betty Jean Roe with whom he celebrated 44 years of love and devotion until her death in 2008. He attended Parkview Church of the Nazarene, knowing and loving Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. His life was filled with passion for the out of doors, fishing, hunting, camping and most of all spending time with his large family. Wilson is preceded in death by the love of his life Betty Jean Burgett and his son Danny Burgett. He is survived by his children and their spouses, Delynn Burgett and his wife Diane of Dayton, Ohio, Sue Ray and her husband Ken of Englewood, Ohio, Edd Roe and his wife Vicki of Paducah, Kentucky, Steve Roe and his wife Linda of West Alexandria, Ohio, Wilson Dwight Burgett of Stone Mountain, Georgia, 9 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and many friends and relatives. Wilsons family will receive friends Wednesday morning January 19, 2011 from 11:00 AM until 12 noon at the Fairview Brethren in Christ Church, 750 Union Boulevard, Englewood, Ohio followed by a celebration of his life at 12 noon with Pastor Mark Ballard presiding, burial will follow in Hillgrove Cemetery, Miamisburg. In lieu of flowers, contributions if desired may be made to the Alzheimer's Association , 3797 Summit Glen Drive, Suite 100, Dayton, Ohio 45449 or Parkview Church of the Nazarene, 4701 Far Hills Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45429 in memory of Wilson. Arrangements entrusted to the TOBIAS FUNERAL HOME ENGELWOOD CHAPEL, 675 West Wenger Road. Online condolences to his family may be made at: www.tobiasfuneralhome.com. ********************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.