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Ronald Burruss Sr.
1959 - 2025
BORN
1959
DIED
2025
FUNERAL HOME
UPCOMING SERVICE
Visitation
Dec. 4, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
New Birth Church of Christ
Ronald Burruss Obituary
Ronald served for ten years as a Navy Hospital Corpsman worldwide. He was a dedicated Orthopedic Technician at Shriners Hospitals for Children in Lexington, KY.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Edna Maxine Burruss; his brother, Charles L. Burruss Jr.; and three brothers-in-law, James Vessels Jr., Billy Vessels, and Eugene Newton.
Ronald leaves to cherish his memory his beloved wife, Patricia Ann (Vessels) Burruss, three loving children: DaShanda Inez Player; Ronald Douglass Burruss Jr. (Dr. Virginia Burruss); and Nichole Michelle Burruss. He is also survived by six siblings: Tresea (Chester) Maull, Carrie Jean Newton, Cherylene Burruss, Beverly Jo Mitchell, Jacqueline Burruss, and Terri Pack; and one sister-in-law, Ann Burruss. He was blessed with ten grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, his special Uncle Leroy Madison, and friends Tim (Cap) White, Mark Hudson, and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Visitation will be on Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 10:00–11:00 a.m. at New Birth Church of Christ, 1690 Russell Cave Road, Lexington, KY. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Felix Williams officiating. Interment will take place at Camp Nelson National Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.sharp. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607, USA.
Memorial Events
for Ronald Burruss
Dec
4
Visitation
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
New Birth Church of Christ
1690 Russell Cave Road, Lexington, KY
Dec
4
Funeral service
11:00 a.m.
New Birth Church of Christ
1690 Russell Cave Road, Lexington, KY
Dec
4
Interment
2:30 p.m.
Camp Nelson National Cemetery
KY
Funeral services provided by:
Kerr Brothers Funeral Home - Harrodsburg Road3421 Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, KY 40513
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