Wilbur Coles Burroughs

On Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Wilbur Coles Burroughs, 92, of Hudgins, VA reunited with his family and friends who left this Earth before him. He was born to Holmes Bay and Ethelyn Burroughs in New Point, VA on January 29, 1932.

During his lifetime, Wilbur served in the US Coast Guard (USCG), worked on various space programs at NASA and founded W. C. Burroughs & Associates in 1979, a machine tool dealer servicing the Mid-Atlantic region. During his 50+ years in the business, Wilbur helped many new salesmen and machinists get started, many of which became very successful. Today, Wilbur's legacy lives on as Machine Tools USA and is owned by his son and daughter-in-law. A charming man, Wilbur never met a friend he could not make, and from Seoul to San Sebastián, and points in between, there are many who had the privilege of calling him friend.

Wilbur and his wife, Dorothy Anne (née Ailsworth), of Deltaville, VA, were married for 72 years and together they raised three children. Wilbur was preceded in death by his brother Glenn, his sister Rosalyn, and his daughter Deborah. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, his daughter Cindy, his son Wilbur Coles Burroughs II (Bill), his daughter-in-law Marianne, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home in Mathews on Monday, January 20, at 1:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Elzy Burroughs Fund for the Preservation of New Point Comfort Lighthouse, c/o The Community Foundation, PO Box 49044, Baltimore, MD 21297.