Wanda Juanita Davis Burgess

It is with deep sadness, knowing she will not be with us here but with the comforting joy of knowing we will be together in Heaven, that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Wanda Juanita Davis Burgess, who departed this life for an eternity with our Lord on December 23, 2025, at the age of eighty-seven. She was born on March 24, 1938, in the rural Sunset community of Pickens South Carolina. Mom touched the lives of many with her genuine kindness and warmth. She was the wife for sixty-five years of the late Rev. Jack L Burgess, his confidant and helper working alongside him in ministry as she influenced and enriched the lives of countless church members and Sunday school students. Mom enjoyed talking about her faith and sharing stories of Jesus with everyone she met. She leaves behind a legacy of love and resilience. Though she was a homemaker most of her life, she was also a former staff member of Roloff Evangelistic Enterprises in Corpus Christi Texas and Bob Jones University Press in Greenville South Carolina. She was a tireless testimony of God’s goodness. In nearly every conversation with Mom she would talk about praying for all her family and ask, “Have you trusted Jesus.” Throughout her life Juanita Burgess expressed unwavering compassion, a subtle sense of humor, and dedication to God and helping others. Juanita Burgess was the daughter of the late Henry Holbert Davis and Katomah Crenshaw Davis of Pickens South Carolina. She was “Mom” to four sons, “Grandma” to fifteen grandchildren, and “Great-Grandma” to seventeen great grandchildren. Son Jack Keith Burgess (Linda); Granddaughter Carissa Parnell (Jamin); great grandchildren Maisie, Madelyn “Maddie,” and Silas. Son James A. “Tony” Burgess (Susan); Granddaughter Heather McCarty (Evan); great granddaughters Amelia, Cora. Grandson Deron James Burgess (Bethany); great granddaughter Audrey. Grandson Philip David Burgess. Granddaughter Tara Chandler Jeroszko (Robert); great grandchildren Susannah, Benjamin, Margaret, Caroline. Grandson Michael Tyler Frank (Anna); great grandson Leon. Granddaughter Mary Elizabeth Burgess. Son Garland Mark Burgess-deceased (Krystal); Granddaughter Stephanie Kozick (Ben); great grandsons Hunter, Grant. Granddaughter Amanda Reed (Kyle); great grandchildren Madeline “Maddie”, Noah, Levi, Jonah. Granddaughter Rene Burgess; great grandchildren Connor, Lucas, Georgia. Grandson Christopher Burgess. Son Matthew Steven Burgess (Mitzi); grandchildren Charlotte, Abigail, Natalie, Jackson. Wanda Juanita Davis Burgess is preceded in death by siblings, Wilma Avanelle Crane, Velma Roselle Anderson, Truman Wilson Davis, Norman Garfield Davis, Doyle Holbert Davis, Donald Garvin Davis, and is survived by siblings Sevilla Inez Duncan, Shirley Yvonne Edens(Dwight) Henry Hoyle Davis, Douglas Gerald Davis(Brenda). A service to celebrate Juanita Burgess’s life, as she was known, will be held on Saturday December 27, 2025, at Mountain View Funeral and Cremations 105 Florence Street Pickens, SC 29671, officiated by her nephew Rev. Scott Willis. Family and friends are invited to gather for a visitation at 11:00am with the service at 12:00. A brief burial service will follow at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery located at 620 Pleasant Grove Road Pickens, SC. Please come to share memories and honor a remarkable life well lived.

Wanda Juanita Davis Burgess

March 24, 1938 - December 23, 2025