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Beatrice M. (Ward) Bess
1937 – 2016
SKOWHEGAN — Beatrice M. (Ward) Bess, 79, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 21, at Cedar Ridge Center surrounded by her family.
She was born Oct. 16, 1937, in Guilford, the daughter of Archie E. and Mildred C. (Norton) Ward.
On May 28, 1955, she married Charles F. Bess Jr. in Skowhegan.
She worked for many years as a repair technician in the shoe industry until her retirement from Dexter Shoe.
Beatrice loved traveling and camping on the coast, ice fishing with family, spending many hours with her granddaughter, Danielle Bess, and great-grandchildren, Hunter Swihart and MacKenzie Swihart.
She is survived by her son, Charles F. Bess III and wife, Jan, of East Madison; granddaughter, Danielle; great-granddaughter, MacKenzie Swihart; great-grandson, Hunter Swihart; and many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband Charles Bess Jr. in 2011; brothers, Carl, Lea and Almon; sisters, Mabel, Barbara, Janice and Rosalie; and parents, Archie and Mildred Ward.
In lieu of flowers, friends wishing may make donations in Beatrice’s memory to the Somerset Humane Society, P.O. Box 453, Skowhegan, ME 04976.
Arrangements under the direction and care of Dan & Scott’s Cremation & Funeral Service, 445 Waterville Road, Skowhegan, ME 04976.
