William "Bill" Burgess

William "Bill" Lawson Burgess, 82, of Hoover, Alabama passed away Wednesday morning, December 13, 2023. The Birmingham, Alabama native graduated from Jones Valley High School before earning his Bachelor of Science Degree from Auburn University.

Bill was a retired high school and college football coach, and a member of The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. After playing football for the Auburn Tigers, he served as football coach for Banks High School, Woodlawn High School, Oxford High School, and Jacksonville State University.

He counted it an honor and privilege to positively impact the lives of numerous young men throughout Alabama in his coaching career, but he was proudest of his own family. Off the football field, he would often be found on hunting and fishing trips with them.

Bill is survived by his wife, Geynell, to whom he was married on January 31, 1963; their three children, Rick (Sherri), Greg (Lisa), and Angey; grandchildren, Brandi, Blake, Taylor, Chandler, Brooks, Pierson, Brody, Bronner, Reese, and Kinley; great-grandchildren, Ellis, Pace, Maren, and Mary Hollis; and one sister, Margaret Ann Morris.

The memorial service for Bill Burgess will be Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. at Valleydale Church, 2324 Valleydale Road, Birmingham, AL 35244.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be made to the Bronner Burgess Foundation. Visit www.burgessministries.com and click on "Donate."

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.SouthernHeritageFunerals.com for the family.