Bleckley County GaArchives Obituaries.....Thompson, Bessie January 3, 2019
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Mathis funeral home in Cochran, Ga. 
Bessie Thompson Little
November 09, 1930 - 
January 03, 2019

Cochran – Bessie 
Thompson Little, age 
88, died Thursday, 
January 3, 2019, in 
Dublinair Nursing Home 
in Dublin. Funeral 
services will be held 
Saturday, January 5, 
2019, at 2:00 P.M. in 
the chapel of Mathis 
Funeral Home. Burial 
will be in Cedar Hill 
Cemetery.

Mrs. Little, born in 
Laurens County, had 
lived most of her life 
in Cochran. She was the 
daughter of the late 
Ben N. and Sadie Roland 
Knighton and the wife 
of the late Howard 
Thompson. She was 
preceded in death by 
her sisters, Nellie 
Roberts, Brenda 
Knighton and Irene 
Johnson and her 
brothers, Joe Knighton, 
Melton Knighton and 
Bennie Knighton. She 
was retired from Blue 
Bird Bus Corporation 
and had worked at L&H 
Shirt Factory. She was 
a member of Southside 
Baptist Church.

Survivors are her 
husband, Shorty Little 
of Cochran; her 
daughter, Gale (Joe) 
Maynard of Cochran; 
step-sons, Chuck 
(Laura) Little and Joe 
Little of Cochran; 
sisters, Opal Mullis of 
Cochran and Claudia 
(Kenneth) Ellington of 
Montrose; brothers, 
Elton (Faye) Knighton 
and Ray (JoAnn) 
Knighton of Cochran; 
three step-
grandchildren and six 
step-great 
grandchildren; several 
nieces and nephews.

A special thank you 
from the family to 
Dublinair Nursing Home 
for their loving care 
of Miss Bessie.

Flowers are accepted or 
memorials may be made 
to Alzheimer’s 
Association.
 
Family greeted friends 
one hour before the 
service on Saturday at 
Mathis Funeral Home.

Additional Comments:
mathisfh@comsouth.net


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