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On February 27, 2025 Valia "Chi-Chi" Carla Burgess (nee LeMon) passed away; devoted wife of Scott Burgess; beloved mother of Jordan Burgess and Bianca Tickner; loving mother-in-law of Stephen Tickner; loving grandmother of Kayden and Kendall Tickner; dear sister of Veronica "Sandy" Sorice, Violet "Candy" Lemmons, Vivian "Nube" Cadogan, James "Jamie" LeMon, a loving sister-in-law to Erica LeMon and sister to the late Valerie "Cindy" LeMon Vega, and loving Aunt to all of her nieces and nephews.
She was a long standing member of the "Open Heaven Apostolic Center" and a former employee of Nestle/Purina as the Baltimore area sales representative.
Donations may be made to a GO Fund Me account to help the family during their time of grief at: "gofund.me/e9427b6b" Funeral Services will be held at the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue on Monday, March 10th, 2025 at 12 noon. Visiting hours will be held on Monday, March 10th, 2025 from 11 am - 12 noon.
Interment at Holly Hill Memorial Gardens
Repast to be held at 2pm at Bowleys on the Bay
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