Elnora Burgess

Torrey, Utah – Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Elnora D. Burgess, age 83, passed away at her home on July 20, 2023.

Elnora was born on May 12, 1940, to Homer A. and Tressa Knighton Duncan, and was raised in Wayne County with her brothers, Val and Niel. She married Doan Berdoyle Burgess on May 29th, 1958 in the Manti LDS Temple. Together they raised 5 children: Don, Nora, Louise, Jean, and Joan. Doan passed away on July 11, 2009.

Elnora was a loving and supportive wife and mother and spent many years caring for her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed reading, sewing, and quilting. She was a member of the LDS church and served in many callings, including in the primary and as a visiting teacher. She was well loved by her family and will be dearly missed.

Elnora is survived by her children: Don and Cathleen Burgess of Willow Springs, Missouri; Nora and Johnny Baca of Kerns; Louise and Pete Archuleta of Peoria, Arizona; Jean Clark and Leonard Richardson, both of Mesa, Arizona; Joan and Terry Medford of Farmington, New Mexico; her brothers: Val Duncan of Lindon and Niel Duncan of Hurricane; 11 Grandchildren; 15 Great-Grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, brother-in-law Vance Clark, sister-in-law Dana Burgess.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 29th, 2023, in the Torrey LDS Ward Chapel, where friends may call for viewing from 11-12:30 PM prior to the services.

Burial will be in the Torrey Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.