Bessie M. Bess Giles Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Bessie M. Bess Giles (San Antonio, Texas), born in Houston, Texas, who passed away on September 25, 2022 at the age of 101. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Frank Bess and Bertha Shields Bess; her siblings, Frank Bess, Olivia Bess Sawyer and Birdie Bess Coleman; and her cousins, Carrie Bess Matthews Walker and Jimmie Giles.
She is survived by: her husband Marcellus Lonnie Giles; her extended family Carrie Bess Matthews Walker; her friend Bessie; her cousins, Barbara Godwin, Mary Stiles, Wilma Walker of Santa Maria, CA, Jessie Matthews-Spencer of Pahrump, NV, Edker Matthews of Gig Harbor, WA and Patricia Mathews of Las Vegas, NV; her nieces, Vicki Giles Fabré, Micki Giles Flowers of Seattle, WA and Kathlyn Giles Stewart of Minneapolis, MN; her nephew Corles Giles of Houston, TX; her friends, Lizzie Jewel Barefield, Deborah Pledger, Debbie Hamilton, Shewanda and Jerome Blackman; and her cousins, Edward, Deniesa Giles, Pressley Giles, Second Baptist Church and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. She is also survived by other family members and friends.
