- Date Of Birth: February 13, 1942
- Date Of Death: March 17, 2017
- State: Illinois
Barbara (Miskell) Burress, 75, of Ottawa, died on Friday morning, March 17, 2017, at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center. Barbara was born on February 13, 1942, in Ottawa to Hulet and Hiddel (Seaborn) Miskell.
She married Oatley “Buck” Burress on January 4, 1961, in Ottawa. He died on November 22, 2002. Barbara enjoyed playing Bingo and watching the Chicago Cubs finally win the World Series.
She is survived by 3 daughters, Kathy Burress, of Ottawa, Mary (Dan) Biba, of Marseilles, and Dorothy Dale, of Ottawa, 4 sons, William (Brenda) Burress, of Ottawa, Rick (Kathi) Burress, of Marseilles, David (Gail) Burress, of Marseilles, and Kevin Burress, of Ottawa, 18 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 6 brothers, Jerry (Pat) Miskell, of Marseilles, Donald (Judy) Miskell, of Ottawa, Jim (Verna) Miskell, of Marseilles, John (Pauline) Miskell, of Ottawa, Robert (Teri) Miskell, of Ottawa, and Thomas Miskell, of Ottawa, and 3 sisters, Rita (Fred) Loeffler, of Wabash, IN, Pam (Howard) Sibert, of Ottawa, and Mary Mason, of Ottawa.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a great-grandson, and a sister, Patricia Orvis.
