General Information

Birth
7 NOV 1921
Death
3 MAY 2007
Burial
Weddington Cemetery, Washington County, Weddington, Arkansas

Notes

THURMAN, Bessie F.

SILOAM SPRINGS, ARKANSAS: Bessie Faye Thurman, 85, died May 3, 2007. She was born November 7, 1921 to Perry Baker Oxford and Laura Belle Edmondson Oxford. She was a member of the Wedington Quilting Club, and attended Wedington Missionary Baptist Church. She had worked at the IGA store in Siloam Springs. She is survived by a daughter, Glenna Pace and husband Bill of Siloam Springs; 2 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Orgus Glenn; an infant son; and eight siblings. Services were held at Wedington Baptist Church with Rev. Phil Misenheimer and Rev. Doug Brown officiating. Burial was at Wedington Cemetery with arrangements by Backstrom-Pyeatte Funeral Home of Siloam Springs, AR.

Spouse

Orgus Glenn Thurman
- Husband
1921 - 1986
Birth
1 DEC 1921
Benton County, Arkansas
Married
Fayetteville, Washinton County, Arkansas
Death
23 DEC 1986
Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Weddington Cemetery, Washington County, Weddington, Arkansas

Children

Glenna Faye Thurman
- Daughter
Birth
5 OCT 1944
Prairie Grove Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
Infant Son Thurman
- Son
1947 - 1947
Birth
20 JUN 1947
Death
20 JUN 1947
Burial
Weddington Cemetery, Washington County, Weddington, Arkansas