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July 29, 1994 –  October 25, 2015  Funeral Services for Michael Burgess, 21, will be held Saturday, October 31, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Meador Funeral Home Chapel in Whitesboro with Rev. Chet Burgess officiating assisted by Barry Walker. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. He was born to Chet and Jo Ann (Shaffer) Burgess on July 29, 1994, in Sherman, Texas. He loved working for his dad at Site Safe Solutions and loved spending time with his fiancée, Brianna Ing and expected child. He loved to hang out with his Papa David Shaffer. He loved to hunt and fish with his Uncle Neal and loved duck hunting with Neal, Jr., Michael Templin, Juan and dog, Trigger. He loved hanging out with his family, especially his little brother, Chris (“My Brother’s Keeper”). He attended Liberty Lighthouse Church in Sherman and Woodbine Baptist Church. Pallbearers will be Neal Shaffer, Jr., Steven Ing, Chris Burgess, Juan Castruita, Colten McFarland and Cody Jones. He is survived by his father, Chet Burgess and “Momma K” Kimberly Burgess of Whitesboro; mother, JoAnn (Shaffer) Burgess of Callisburg; brothers, Christopher Burgess of Callisburg, Brandon LaRue, Cory LaRue, Zachary LaRue all of Callisburg; sisters Brittany Cranford of Pottsboro and Taylor Roath of Sherman; grandparents, Brenda and David Shaffer of Callisburg and Jeanie Callahan of Arizona; aunt and uncle, Neal and Leslie Shaffer; cousins, Neal Shaffer, Jr., Wyatt, Dakota, Brittany Shaffer and other numerous cousins, aunts, uncles, and his dog, Trigger. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a fund set up at First State Bank in Gainesville, Texas for Michael David Burgess Trust, 801 E. California Street. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Michael King and his uncles, Sonny and Don Bevan.To sign the online registry, please go to: www.meadorfuneralhomes.com