Eleda Whalen Burgess

August 20, 1965 - January 23, 2021

Eleda Marie Whalen Burgess, 55, of Kingston passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Roane Medical Center from the Covid-19 Virus. Eleda was born on August 20, 1965. She attended South Harriman Baptist Church where she accepted Jesus as her savior on a bright Easter morning at the age of 9. Her ministry was helping in the church kitchen and being very creative helping with many special events and weddings. Eleda graduated from Harriman High School and Tennessee Tech. with a Bachelors Degree. Eleda was manager of ORNL Federal Credit Union in Kingston, where she helped many members with their financial needs. Eleda is preceded in death by her father, Tony Whalen, grandparents, Warren and Hazel Whalen, and Roy and Ellen Barger, father and mother-in-law, R.P. and Hazel Burgess Eleda is survived by her husband of 30 years Doug Burgess, only daughter, Rachel Burgess, mother, Oneda Whalen, aunts and uncles, Alton and Roma Lingerfelt and Edna Lee Lowery, cousins, Lisa and Bunny Whalen. Special friends Dustin and Chelsey Cook and their children Grayson and Journey who called her Mamaw. High School and College friends who met every year for their birthdays, Karen Russell, Cindy Hensley, and Kim Hall. She is also survived by many special extended Burgess and Whalen family members. The family will receive friends on Monday, January 25, 2021 at the Kyker Funeral Home in Harriman from 4 p.m to 7 p.m. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at the Kyker Funeral Home in Harriman with Edsel West and Sam Leslie officiating. Interment will follow in Roane Memorial Gardens. Due to Covid-19 masks will be required during visitation and services. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the South Harriman Baptist Church for care of the Whalen property.