Robert E Burroughs

Visitation will be held at Memory Chapel Funeral Home at 1 p.m. with services following at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, 2017, with Rev. Jerry Smith will be officiating. Memory Chapel Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, is directing.

He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Barbara Carol Burroughs; son, Bobby Burroughs (Lisa); daughters, Kimberly Burroughs (Sonny), Stephanie Gee (Phillip), Denise Hannah, and Allison Pate; grandchildren, Brianna Birdsell (Josh), Christopher "Critter'' Steele, Logan Riley Hannah, Shelby Pate, and Lilly Riley Hannah; and siblings, Betty Lee (Chester), John Burroughs (Inez), Cathy Winters (Boyce) and Delilah Ann Hughes.

He was preceded in death by his father, Newman Burroughs; mother, Vergie Ida Chandler Burroughs; brother, Cletus Burroughs, and sister, Barbara Jenkins.

Honorary pallbearers include Dr. Ross Vaughn and Tuscaloosa Internal Medicine staff; all DCH physicians and nursing staff who cared for the Burroughs family; and special friends and family members, Sam Mellon, Ronnie McCullough, Charles Walters, Buddy Tucker, Caleb Shook, Rachel Hanby, and Beth Sims.

Robert was co-owner of Burroughs Construction Company in Tuscaloosa, and worked as a master carpenter for 42 years. Robert laughed easily and often. He was kind and compassionate, always ready to help even strangers in need. He truly was the salt of the earth. He loved all of his family deeply, but his grandchildren were his joy and his heart.

He lived his life to the fullest, pursuing a wide range of hobbies. He was an avid fisherman who only spun tall tales once in a while. He raced motorcycles and won, even if he had to "cheat'' (ha ha). He piloted his own hot air balloon, "The Toy". He moved on roller skates in ways that should only have been possible on ice. He was always up for an adventure as he traveled to places near and far. He appreciated the simple things in life. He loved to dance with his wife, and he loved watermelon nearly as much as his four-legged friends, Mork and Mindy.

He was a Superman to so many of us, but even heroes must rest at the end of a life well-lived. He will always be loved. He will always be missed. He will never be forgotten.