Standifer Burt Kilgore, 54 said hello world as a 10 lb., 12 oz. baby boy in Waukegan, Illinois on June 16, 1971. On Monday, September 8, he officially and peacefully logged out, powered down and put the server in sleep mode at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga while surrounded by his family.
After years of juggling community events, small businesses, puppets with exactly eight teeth, and technology schemes that baffled both mortals and machines alike, Burt has finally taken his eternal coffee or diet Mountain Dew break. Burt was the mastermind behind innumerable amounts of LOE and D&D campaigns. He also founded Bluefficient Hosting, where websites lived happily ever after on locally-powered servers (fueled by BTC Fiber and probably duct tape).
When not conjuring up entrepreneurial magic, Burt unleashed his wild imagination through “Little Domo and Friends,” a children’s project featuring Domos, plush blankets, ducks in wizard hats, as well as a washcloth named Bounce who — let’s be clear — had no face and never will. His attention to detail was legendary: every Domo made had eight teeth.
Burt leaves behind a trail of creative projects, community car shows, websites, scripts, and enough half-finished outlines and written stories to keep future historians puzzled for decades. He also leaves behind his wife of almost 36 years, Roseanna Johnston Kilgore as well as his three children Sarah Souza, Rebekkah Moore and Robert Kilgore, his mother Louise Kilgore, sister Vicki Green, brother Jonathan Kilgore, a whole slew of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, along with three Domo puppets who will forever wonder what new adventure he was about to cook up next. Visitation was held on Monday, September 15 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Rest easy, Burt — the Sequatchie Valley won’t be the same without you, but we’re pretty sure you’re already running the afterlife’s newest websites and RPG games.
Arrangements were made and entrusted to Ewton’s Funeral Home. 6936 TN-28, Dunlap, TN 37327.
The Marion Tribune – September 18, 2025