Dora Emeline Burgess Williams

Dora Emeline Burgess Williams, 103, of Wytheville, Va., passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. She was born on August 31, 1907, in Mountain City, Tenn., daughter of the late Elbert Horton and Virginia Lind Jones Burgess. She was a retired English teacher, having taught Elementary and High School in the Wythe and Smyth County School systems and was a member of the Wytheville Baptist Church. "Dora B." and her late husband, James A. Williams Jr., owned the Southwest Virginia Enterprise. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Elizabeth Sutherland and Frances Porter; son, James A. Williams III; son-in-law, Norman Sutherland; and daughterin-law, Addie Williams. She is survived by three granddaughters, Ty King and husband, Chris, of Wytheville, Va., Frances Barbour and husband, Victor, of Clayton, N.C., and Ginny Bateman and husband, Vince, of Laurinburg, N.C.; one grandson, Jay Sutherland and wife, Leigh, of Blacksburg, Va.; five greatgranddaughters, Kaitlin Sutherland, Ginna Bateman, Olivia Bateman, Emmie King and Ellie King; and one greatgrandson, Matthew Sutherland. Funeral Services will be held 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 20, 2010, at the Wytheville Baptist Church with the Rev. Wesley W. Huff officiating. Interment will follow in West End Cemetery. The family suggests that those who prefer may make memorial donations to the Wytheville Baptist Church. The family will receive friends at the church on Saturday from 1 p.m. until service time. Barnett Funeral Home, Wytheville, Va., is in charge of arrangements.