Roy Hilton Burgess, 77, Moreland, died July 28, 2008. He was born Nov. 24, 1930 in Troup County to the late Jimmie L. and Minnie Hughey Burgess. He retired from the United States Postal Service and was a member of the Moreland First Baptist Church. Services were at the McKoon Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Searcy Jackson and the Rev. Daniel Ausbun officiating. Interment was at Southview Cemetery, Moreland.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce Tucker Burgess, Moreland; children, Cathy and Bob Heffner, Steve and Ellen Burgess, Beverly and Mike Yeager, David and Marie Burgess; siblings, Jimmie Burgess, Raymond and Virginia Burgess, Billy and Alice Burgess, Barbara and J. B. Short; and grandchildren, Carrie Heffner and Myles Dixon, Melanie Burgess, Tyler Burgess, Kirby Yeager, and Weston Yeager.

McKoon Funeral Home, Newnan, was in charge.