Velma See Wilt Burgess

October 17, 1931 - June 8, 2018

Velma See Wilt Burgess, 86, of Winchester, VA, went to be with the Lord on June 8, 2018 at Blue Ridge Hospice Inpatient Care Center. She was born October 17, 1931 in Mathias, WV, and was a daughter of the late Harry David and Bessie Wilkins See. Velma retired as a department supervisor for Schoenemen’s Garment Company and later worked for Crown, Cork and Seal. As a charter member of Emmanuel Baptist Church she was a faithful testimony of her Savior, serving in meal ministry and teaching Sunday School. She made everyone she met feel special and appreciated; to know her was to love her. She is survived by her husband of twenty-two years, Joel Burgess. Also surviving are a sister, Shelby Bly and husband Keith of Harrisonburg; brothers, Blaine See and wife Loretta of Harrisonburg and Dewey See of Broadway; stepchildren, Elaine Stump and husband Raymond of Gerrardstown, WV, Bradford Burgess of Middletown, VA and Sue Vigneulle and husband Mick of Birmingham, AL. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Dick Wilt; daughter, Cathy Strosnider; brothers, Grant, Wayne, Oley, Edward and Dow See and sisters, Mamie Flores and Gayzetta See. A funeral service will be Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2274 Northwestern Pike (Rt. 50 west), Winchester, VA 22603 with Pastor Steve Rebert officiating. Friends will be received one hour prior to the service in the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, 2274 Northwestern Pike, Winchester, VA 22603.