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- OBITUARY: Shelby STAR, 9 May 2001, WednesdaySHELBY - Mr. Bruner Ellis Bess, 85, of 2646 New
Prospect Church Road, died Monday, May 7, 2001, at Hospice at Wendover.A native of Lincoln County, he was born June 5, 1915, the son of the late Daniel Rush and Blanche Canipe Bess. He was the owner and operator of Bess Superette. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and was in the Army's 6th Armored Division during World War II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Paul Bess. He is survived by his wife, Thera Cloe Costner Bess; two daughters and two sons-in-law, Malinda Bess and Lester Perry of Hudson and Rita Bess and Jerry Davis of Lenoir; three brothers, Wayne Bess of Kings Mountain, Garland "Tom" Bess of Mooresboro and Walter "Curt" Bess of Waco; four sisters, Sethelle Hoyle of Rutherfordton, Maxine Wilson of Columbia, S.C., and Sue Dycus and Jeanette Bridges, both of Shelby; three grandsons, Adrian Davis, Nolan Davis and Ryan Davis,
all of Lenoir; three granddaughters, Redeana Davis, Leslie Hawkins and her husband, Tracy, and Miranda Denning and her husband, Robbie, all of Lenoir; and one great-grandson, Preston Hawkins. The funeral will be Thursday at 4 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Revs. Dean Smith and Howard Haskell officiating. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes before the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 at Stamey Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Paul United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund in care of Edwin Dalton, 2500 New Prospect Church Road, Shelby, NC 28150; or to Hospice at Wendover, 953 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
d Hospice at Wendover, Shelby, Cleveland, NC bur St. Paul UMC, Cleveland, NC
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