WHITLEY, BESSIE "NONNA" - Sebastian County, Arkansas | BESSIE "NONNA" WHITLEY - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Bessie "Nonna" WHITLEY

Washington (African American) Cemetery
Sebastian County,
Arkansas

January 9, 1912 - November 17, 2004

Bessie Whitley, 92, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, November 17, 2004, in a local hospital. She was a member of Ninth Street Church of Christ and the widow of Lee Whitley.

Funeral was held at 11 a.m. Friday at Ninth Street Church of Christ with burial at Washington Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Rowell-Parish Mortuary of Fort Smith.

She is survived by three daughters, two sons, 18 grandchilddren, 37 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.

Photo courtesy of Frances Allen Titsworth

Contributed on 2/19/24 by Billsully060
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Submitted: 2/19/24 • Approved: 2/19/24 • Last Updated: 2/22/24 • R1520423-G0-S3

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