William Rex (W.R.) Burruss, Jr., age 83, of Lilburn, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, with Rev. Debbie Carlton officiating. Interment will follow in the Luxomni Baptist Church Cemetery in Lilburn. A native of Lilburn, W.R. was in the commercial trucking business and retired as a bus driver with the Gwinnett County School System. He was a member of Harmony Grove United Methodist Church in Lilburn where his family has attended since 1927 and where he enjoyed working with the kids in the youth program. W.R. was a member of the Boy Scouts of America for over 60 years. He was active in Troop 100 in Lilburn where he was a scout leader and a member of the Order of the Arrow and where he still enjoyed participating in activities when he could. Among many places, W.R. was well known at the Chick-Fil-A in Lilburn, eating there at least once a day. However, what he enjoyed most was spending time with his beautiful family. W.R. was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Alldredge Burruss, and his children, Ricky Lynn Burruss, Terry Lee Burruss and Barbara Gayle Cole. He is survived by his children, Linda Joyce Pamir of Buffalo Grove, IL, Sheila Diane Matthews of Douglas, David Rex Burruss of Atlanta and Elizabeth Denise Farmer of Lilburn; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren; his brother and sister-in-law, Don and Jean Burruss of Lilburn. The family will receive friends Sunday prior to the service from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, (770) 564-2726.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of WR Burruss August 20 1935 April 12 2019 (age 83).
Bill Head Funeral Homes & Crematory
Death notice for the town of: Duluth, state: Georgia