W. Keith Burgess

Benson:  Mr. Walter Keith Burgess, age 70, of Benson died Friday, November 7, 2014, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday, November 10, 2014, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Revs. Mark Fields and Randy Beasley. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.      Mr. Burgess was born July 18, 1944 in Johnston County to the late Walter Harry and Ophelia Johnson Burgess. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Gertie Adams Burgess. Mr. Burgess had retired from Sears as a Service Technician. He was a member of the Benson Pentecostal Holiness Church and was an avid fisherman.      He is survived by his sons & daughter-in-law, Brian Keith Burgess, and Patrick Neil & Julie P. Burgess, all of Benson; and Sister, Sue B. Fairfax of South Dartmouth, MA.       Family will receive friends from  6:00PM to 8:00PM Sunday, November 9, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson.       Flowers are welcomed; however, memorials may be made to Duke ALS Clinic, 932 Morreene Road, Durham, NC  27705.