Bessie Berry Howison

RICHWOOD — Bessie Berry Howison, 97, formerly of Richwood, died Thursday January 25, 1996 at Heartland Nursing Center, Marysville.
Born Dec. 2, 1898, near Prospect, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Elizabeth (Garret) Berry.
She married Bernard Tilton in 1915, and he died in 1955. She then married Wilbur Boyd in 1957, and he died in 1964. In 1969, she married Vern Howison and he died in 1977.
She was a homemaker, of the Baptist faith, and had worked at Clark and Gaston for 19 years and at Siegs Drug Store for 15 years.
She is survived by a daughter, Virginia Southard, Richwood; five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 21 great-great-grandchildren and a great-great-great-granddaughter; and two nieces and a nephew. She was preceded in death by a sister.
The funeral is 2 p.m. Sunday at Stofcheck Funeral Home with the
Rev. Fred Cheney officiating. Burial is in Claibourne Cemetery. Friends may call from noon until time of the service Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Tri Care Hospice of Union County and or the activity department at Heartland Nursing Center, in care of the funeral home.

Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home