Burgess, William Allen
Birth: 1924-05-24 in Washington, D.C.
Residence: La Plata, Maryland
Death: Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Laid to Rest: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 in the Maryland
Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, Maryland
William Allen Burgess, age 90, of La Plata, MD died on
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at the University of MD Charles
Regional Medical Center in La Plata, MD.
He was born in Washington, DC and graduated from McKinley Technical High School
(1943). He enlisted in the Marines and served in the Pacific in WWII. Upon return, he joined the
DC fire department and spent most of his career at Engine Company No. 2. He spent his
retirement years in La Plata, MD.
He is the son of the late William R. and Lillian H. Burgess. He was predeceased by his wife,
Mary Boswell Burgess in April 2013.
He is survived by three sons, Michael Burgess and wife Donna, Craig Burgess and girlfriend
Tricia Montgomery, and Chris Burgess and wife Susan; one daughter, Debbie Carroll and
husband Todd; one brother, Robert and wife Betty; one cousin-in-law, Arden Batch; six
grandchildren, Scott Burgess (deceased), Lance Burgess and wife Tiffany, Toni Inscoe and
husband Billy, Julie Burgess and wife Tracy, Mandy Burgess and fiance’ Nick, and Lauren
Carroll; and six great-grandchildren, Briana Inscoe, Anthony Inscoe, Isabelle Inscoe, Dominic
Mowry, Mason Mowry, and Donavon Burgess.
Friends received on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 from 11:30AM until Funeral Service at 1:30PM
at Raymond Funeral Service Chapel, 5635 Washington Avenue, La Plata, MD 20646.
Interment at 2:30PM at the MD Veterans Cemetery, 11301 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, MD
20623.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to the Charles County Volunteer Fire &
EMS, PO Box 40, La Plata, MD 20646. Arrangements provided by Raymond Funeral Service.