Fayette County Illinois Newspaper Vandalia Union Thursday February 8th 1945. Mrs. Sarah BESS Mrs. Sarah (ELMORE) BESS dies Dies in Shafter Twp. Sunday afternoon February 4th at four o'clock p.m. at the home of her daughter Mrs. Harold MATTES in Shafter Twp. She was aged 88 yrs 3 M & 15 days. She was born Bond County, Illinois November 19th 1856 the daughter of Lawrence and Sabra)Charlotte (ELAM) ELMORE. Mrs Bess husband preceeded her in death years ago. Surviving children are Mrs. Edith CARTER Vandalia, Ill., Mrs. ethel Hebert of Flint, Michigan, Mrs. Myrtle SIx of Bingham, Ill.and Buell and Niles Bess of vandalia, Ill., Mrs Eloise MATTTES and Mrs. Morna HINES (newspaper spelled wrong should have been HIMES) of Vandalia, Ill. and Mrs. Edna MCFADDEN of Yonealia, Oregon. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from Bethel Baptist Church with burial at Browning Cemetery. The Barkley Funeral Home in charge. Beverly (HIMES)BARGER ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Beverly Himes Barger (© 1997 Beverly Himes Barger)