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Barry Frye Burgess. 94, moved on to that great car lot in the sky today May 11, 2016.

He was born December 5, 1921 in Vienna, South Dakota, to John L. and Marguerite (Frye) Burgess, and spent his childhood years between South Dakota and Illinois.  In 1942 he joined the Army Air Corps and fought in World War II in the European campaign as a bombardier on the B24.  He flew 49 missions and was awarded the Purple Heart and the Silver Star for his heroic efforts to complete his last mission over Brenner Pass in Italy.  During that mission he was flying a radar bomber and was having trouble getting the bombs to release. As a result, he was over the target too long and was hit by shrapnel that paralyzed him from the waist down.  He continued to work with the bombsight after being hit and was eventually able to release the bombs. Luckily, they were able to remove the shrapnel and reverse the paralysis.  He was discharged home in 1945.

In 1946 he met and married Maxine Ballenger and they made their home in Rapid City.   Barry worked for Wilkins and Brekhus selling cars and then bought the business from Mort and Milo in 1958 and renamed it Burgess and Doyle Motors.  He retired from selling cars in 1988.

Barry was an avid (or should we say rabid) lover of cars and meticulously restored numerous antique automobiles to concours condition.  He was gifted working with wood and crafted beautiful desks, tables, cabinets, toys and other items for his home and the homes of his children.   He also tailored his own sports coats and tried his hand at painting pictures.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, John Burgess.

He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Maxine; his children, Scott of Rapid City; Susan (Dan) Johnson of San Ramon, California; Jane (John) Spencer of Boulder, Colorado; Jim (Monica) of Rapid City; Carol Burgess of Tucson, Arizona;  Todd (Jill) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and one brother, Charles Burgess of  Naples, Florida.  He is also survived by his grandchildren Brionna and Zach (Susan); Talon, Courtney, and Stephen (Carol) ; Nicholas and Andrew (Jim); Charlie and Grayson (Todd) ; and 6 great grandchildren:  Thalia and Alessia Johnson; Maya and Zoe Lalis; Jordan Aros-Cox; and TJ Burgess.

The family wishes to thank  Carol Nankivel for her longtime friendship and loving care over the years.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 20, 2016, at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. A memorial visitation will be for one hour prior to services.

A luncheon will follow at the Rushmore Hotel and Suites (445 Mt. Rushmore Rd) at 11:30 a.m.

Entombment, with military honors rendered by the Ellsworth Air Force Base Honor Guard and Rushmore VFW Post 1273, will be at 2:00 p.m. at Black Hills National Cemetery.