Bessie Lee Stevens1

F, #109, b. 26 September 1903, d. 14 September 2001
Bessie Lee Stevens|b. 26 Sep 1903\nd. 14 Sep 2001|p2410.htm|William Archie Stevens|b. 14 Jul 1867\nd. 26 May 1957|p2464.htm|Anna Bell Travis|b. 21 Dec 1872\nd. 19 Aug 1949|p2631.htm|John S. Stevens|b. 30 Jul 1837\nd. 14 Apr 1921|p2444.htm|Rebecca J. Adams|b. 25 Feb 1846\nd. 27 Feb 1908|p193.htm|James G. Travis|b. 16 Nov 1831\nd. 18 Aug 1912|p2659.htm|Susan Merrill|b. 3 Sep 1838\nd. 19 Sep 1907|p1778.htm|

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Bessie (Stevens) Fulton. 1994.
     Bessie Lee Stevens, daughter of William Archie Stevens and Anna Bell Travis,, was born on 26 September 1903. Bessie Lee Stevens was the daughter of William Archie Stevens and Anna Bell Travis.

Bessie Lee Stevens appeared on the United States census of 1910 in the household of William Archie Stevens at Bay Springs, Jasper County, Mississippi.2

Bessie Lee Stevens appeared on the United States census of 1920 in the household of William Archie Stevens at Jasper County, Mississippi.3

Bessie Lee Stevens married Clifton Fulton.4

In 1930, Bessie Lee Stevens appeared on the United States Census, at Winston County, Mississippi.5

Bessie Lee Stevens died on 14 September 2001 at Louisville, Jasper County, Mississippi, at age 97.6 She was buried on 16 September 2001 at Bay Springs Cemetery, Bay Springs, Jasper County, Mississippi.7

Her obituary read as follows:
"Bessie Fulton

Funeral services for Bessie Fulton, 97, were held on September 16, 2001 at Tilghman Funeral Home.

Mrs. Fulton died at her residence in Louisville on September 14, 2001.

She was a retired teacher who taught at Calhoun, Noxapater and Louisville until 1967 when she retired from teaching in Mississippi

She was a member of First Baptist Church in Louisville where she taught Sunday School in the Beginner's Department for 45 years. After having moved away, she returned to Louisville in 1973 and lived the rest of her life in her home on Johnson Street. In recent years, because of her health condition, her primary givers were Doard Bell Gregory and Majorie Lewis.

Survivers include a step-son, S. D. Fulton of Edingurg; nephew, Charles R. Mayfield, Jr. of Jackson; Niece, Joanne Dalton of Albuquerque, NM and many great nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

Rev. Arthur Storey officiated at the service with burial in Bay Springs Cemetery in Jasper County, near Bay Springs.

(In 1967 Bessie Stevens Fulton moved to Bayou LaBatre, Alabama to teach. Upon retirement from there in 1973 she received a proclamation from the Mayor of the City, for the Excellency of her teaching and shaping the lives of children. He also expressed his deep appreciation for the outstanding service she did for their school and community.)."6

Citations

  1. [S179] Interview with Alice Joyce Stevens Arnott (informant address private) , by this researcher, 1996. Notes of this interview are in the personal records of this researcher (Lakewood, Eddy County, New Mexico).
  2. [S2] 1910 United States Census, population schedule, Bay Springs, Jasper County, Mississippi. Enumeration District 18, Sheet 1, line 16. Listed as a Retail merchant, groceries.; digital image by subscription, The Generations Network (http://www.ancestry.com); from the National Archives microfilm. A printed copy is in the personal records of this researcher.
  3. [S3] 1920 United States Census, population schedule, Jasper County, Mississippi. Enumeration District 18, sheet 5, line 81.; digital image by subscription, The Generations Network (http://www.ancestry.com); from the National Archives microfilm. A printed copy is in the personal records of this researcher.
  4. [S120] 1930 United States Census, population schedule; digital image by subscription, The Generations Network (http://www.ancestry.com); from the National Archives microfilm. A printed copy is in the personal records of this researcher.
  5. [S120] 1930 United States Census, population schedule, Winston County, Mississippi, sheet 11B, a school teacher.; digital image by subscription, The Generations Network (http://www.ancestry.com); from the National Archives microfilm. A printed copy is in the personal records of this researcher.
  6. [S36] Newspaper Obituary, unknown newspaper, Wednesday, September 26, 2001., photocopy is in the personal records of this researcher, Lakewood, Eddy County, New Mexico.
  7. [S36] Newspaper Obituary, unknown newspaper photocopy is in the personal records of this researcher, Lakewood, Eddy County, New Mexico.