The Jacksonville News writes:

01/23/08

A public memorial service was at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Shades Mountain Baptist Church for William Bronner “Cornbread” Burgess, 2.

Bronner, the son of Rick and Sherri Burgess, died Saturday after falling into an indoors pool at the Burgess home in Indian Springs Village in Shelby County.

Rick Burgess, is co-host of The Rick and Bubba Show. Rick spoke at the funeral which was attended by an estimated 4,000 mourners. A shuttle service was set up at Berry Middle School to help handle the large number of mourners and
vehicles.

Shelby County deputies and North Shelby fire and emergency personnel responded to a call around 7:30 p.m. Efforts to save the child failed. He was pronounced dead at Children’s Hospital in Birmingham.

“We ask that you bathe Rick, Sherri, and the entire Burgess family in prayer as they deal with the loss of their youngest son, Bronner Burgess,” was a message on The Rick and Bubba website.

Our thoughts are with the Burgess Family.  Rick and Sherri also have a daughter, Brandi, and three sons, Blake, Brooks and Brody. Bronner’s paternal grandparents are Bill and Gynell Burgess of Jacksonville.

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