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Submitted: 11/10/10 • Approved: 11/12/12 • Last Updated: 8/13/15 • R83511-G83510-S3
Herbert 1918 - 1991
Wava Jun 3, 1921 - Nov 10, 2012
Wava L. Burgess, 91, passed away Saturday Nov. 10, 2012 at Canton Samaritan Society. Her memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Canton First Baptist Church. A private family burial will be held at Forest Hill Cemetery prior to the service. Visitation will be Monday from 4 – 8:00 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home in Canton, with family present from 6 – 8:00 p.m. Memorials may be directed to Canton Good Samaritan Society or Canton First Baptist Church. Wava Lorraine Hoover was born June 3, 1921 at Chancellor, SD, to Elmer and Marion (Anderson) Hoover. She married Herbert Burgess Dec. 11, 1944 and made their home in Canton. Survivors include: two sons, Richard and Layne (Marcia) both of Canton, SD; two daughters, Karen Burgess-Gibson (Pat) , Sioux Falls, SD and Barb Hartland (Warren) Canton, SD; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Lowell (Julie) Hoover, Champlain, MN and Kenny (Norma) Hoover, Sioux Falls; sister-in-law, Bonnie Hoover, Canton, SD; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sister Hope Cruse, and two brothers, Eugene and Dwight Hoover. www.andersonandsonsfh.com
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