EDITH MAXINE REGGIO, 71, of Bethany, known as Maxine, was called peacefully to her savior, Jesus Christ, the evening of Friday, February 8, 2002 at her home. She was born in Oney, OK on April 10, 1930, to Howard Holdge and Alene … Continue reading →
Willow Branch – E. C. Betchel We were grieved to learn of the death of Mr. E.C. Betchel, which occurred last Wednesday, February 3, from pneumonia. He was ill but a short while. He is survived by his wife and … Continue reading →
Too ‘Frail’ for Confederate Ranks, Non-Combatant, Nearly 101, Dies William M. Bess, rejected as too frail to serve in the Confederate Army in 1861, died Saturday morning just twenty days short of his 101st birthday. He remained in vigor and … Continue reading →
Born Dec. 13, 1892, Mr. Tom B. Bess, 93, died Sunday at 5:30 p.m. in River Park Hospital. The Route 6 resident was a retired blacksmith, a farmer, and a member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Bess was a … Continue reading →
Rock Island resident Robert Ferman Bess died of a lingering illness Friday at Warren Regional Hospital. He was 72 years of age. A native of Dekalb County, he was the son of the late John and Martha Hale Bess and … Continue reading →
Mrs. Ida Bess, Former Resident, Dies In Arizona News of the death in Phoenix, Ariz., of Mrs. Ida Bess, former Warren countian, was received here last week by her sister-in-law, Mrs. E.J. Morton of Tarlton. Mrs. Bess died in a … Continue reading →
Byron, Bess, 81, Farmer, Political Leader, Passes Byron Bess, 81, retired farmer and veteran Warren county political leader, died at his home in the 11th district, near Centertown. Services were Tuesday morning at 9:30 o’clock at the Oak Grove Baptist … Continue reading →
Bobbie Kelley Bess, 94 Rock Island resident and Warren County native Bobbie Kelley Bess, 94, died Aug. 24 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness. A homemaker and farmer, she was the daughter of Bedford Forest and Clara Bluhm Kelley, … Continue reading →
Former Resident Dies In Texas James William Bennett, former resident of Warren county, died in Dallas, Texas Friday afternoon at 5:30 o’clock, following a heart attack suffered five hours earlier. The body was returned here for burial with funeral services … Continue reading →
Bennett Child’s Rites Tuesday Brenda Nell Bennett, 9-months-old daughter of Finis Bennett and Donnett Kilgore Bennett, died unexpectedly while the parents were visiting relatives in Monterey Sunday. The death occurred at 6:15 p.m. Prayer services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at … Continue reading →