Burgess, Isabel A., 1912-

Isabel Anderson Burgess was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 3, 1912 to William Anderson and Alice Ball Anderson. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she attended one year of college at Ohio and Mills College in Oakland, California and one year at Western Reserve University in Cleveland where her major was art history. In 1939, Isabel married Richard Burgess a certified public accountant and managing partner of Alexander Grant Company. They had three children, Richard B. Burgess, Jr., Thomas H. Burgess and Susan Burgess Cordson. They divorced in 1967.

Art and public service were abiding interests throughout her life. In Ohio, she was active in the League of Women Voters and became a local chapter president. After the Burgess family relocated to Phoenix in 1948, she served as LWV secretary and president of the Visiting Nurses Services auxiliary. She also volunteered at the Heard Museum where she was elected Secretary to the Board of Directors. Isabel's love for art and culture lead to her involvement in other arts organizations. She was a founder of the Phoenix Arts Council, a member of the Phoenix Art Museum and a charter member of the Phoenix Symphony Guild.

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