1929 - 2008 (79 years)
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Name |
Alpha Mae Bess |
Born |
21 May 1929 |
Los Angeles County, California, USA |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
22 Aug 2008 |
Buried |
Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA |
Person ID |
I05243 |
Family Tree |
Last Modified |
24 Jul 2017 |
Father |
Duncan Eve Bess, b. 1 Feb 1900, Tennessee, USA , d. 10 Feb 1982, Houston, Texas, USA (Age 82 years) |
Mother |
Gladys Zenora Banning, b. 23 May 1906, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA , d. 17 Jan 1983, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA (Age 76 years) |
Married |
14 Jun 1924 |
Los Angeles, California, USA |
Family ID |
F1757 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Alpha Mae came to us in Sawtell, California from Duncan and Gladys Bess. She and her two sisters, Mary Smith and Sharon Camp, had many happy days together and brought love and togetherness to the Bess family.
Alpha Mae found Bill Zahn in the Texan Cafe in Dilley, Texas, 1948. Sixty years of a happy marriage brought two children, Billy and Virginia, who still live next door to Bill and Alpha Mae.
If we are to remember "Aunt Mae", we will remember her love to cook and her famous pecan pies and congo bars. Traveling in their motor home and earlier camping excursions filled the days with happiness. Mae ran a "tight ship" at home; being a frugal person, she cut hair, sewed, excellent housekeeper and repaired most anything in the house.
We all loved Mae and mourn her loss. We can learn a lot from her selflessness. We know she's happy now.
Alpha Mae's family will receive friends on Sunday, August 24, 2008 from 3:00 until 5:00 pm at Baker Funeral Home, 634 S. Columbia Dr., West Columbia, Texas 77486
Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, August 25, 2008 at 2 pm at Brazoria First Assembly with Dale Frankum, officiating. Burial will follow on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 in Dilley, Texas at Dilley Cemetery at 2 pm.
Lynn Gillespie, Donald Smith, Kelly Gillespie, Matt Eaglin, Rick Lybarger, Hector Perez, and Ricky Smith will be serving as pallbearers.
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