Edward Norris Bess obit., Pinetops, N. C., died 4 October 2004
Source:7 October 2004 Daily Southerner newspaper, Tarboro, N. C.
EDWARD N. BESS
PINETOPS - Edward Norris Bess, 60, died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Pine Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Rodney Jenkins officiating. Burial will follow in the Mayo Family Cemetery, Pinetops.
A viewing will be held from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Pine Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Pinetops.
Bess is survived by his wife, Mattie Jenkins Bess of the home; a son, Anthony Bess of Charlotte; five daughters, Deborah Jean Staton of Frederickburg, Va., Jacqueline Minor of Frederickburg, Va., Lashon Suggs of Dumfries, Va., Beverly Bess of Charlotte and Murial Applewhite of Durham; a brother, James Robert Bess of Pinetops; 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Hemby-Willoughby Mortuary, Tarboro.