LINCOLN - Gordon E. Burgess Sr., 67, of Lincoln, passed away Sept. 24, 2010, at home. He was born on July 5, 1943, in Burlington, N.J., son of the late Renodyne and Dorothy (Hayes) Burgess. Gordon served his country proudly in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam. He then worked as a carpenter. He is survived by three children, Melissa Miller of Dover, Gordon E. Burgess Jr. of Lewes, and Meisha Lamiotte of Georgia; three sisters, Ruth Wharton of Dover, Lisa Walsh of Townsend, and Sherri Rucker of Maryland; and a brother, William Burgess of Dover; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services will be noon, Tuesday, Oct. 5, in the Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, where friends may gather one hour earlier. Burial will follow in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Millsboro. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the funeral home to help with expenses. Letters of condolences can be sent via www.pippinfuneralhome.com.