BLEDSOE, Bessie (1878-1966)

BLEDSOE

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes
Date: 9/12/2019 at 21:56:28

The Grinnell (IA) Herald-Register
Thurs., Jan. 27, 1966

BESSIE BLEDSOE,
FORMER RESIDENT,
DIES AT MONTOUR

Word has been received here of the death of a former Grinnell resident, Mrs. Emmett L. (Bessie) Bledsoe, 87, of Montour.

Mrs. Bledsoe died Wednesday morning, Jan. 26th, at Montour. She and her husband moved from Grinnell to Montour several years ago.

Funeral services will be held Friday at the Estel-Perrin funeral home in Marshalltown.

Born Feb. 24th, 1878, she was the daughter of Hiram and Emma Moore Avery. She received her education at the Montour school.

On Mar. 19th, 1918, she was married to Emmett L. Bledsoe and they made their home on farms near Montour and Grinnell. They had resided at Montour since retiring.

Mrs. Bledsoe was a member of the Montour Congregational church, the Order of Eastern Star, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Methodist Aid.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Raymond of Waterbury, Conn.; two grandsons; two brothers, Karl and Louis Avery, both of Montour; a sister, Mrs. Grace Foley, also of Montour; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Clinton Avery; and a sister, Florence Crowley.