Bessie Lee Hearst Calhoun Greenville, South Carolina Obituary

Bessie Lee Hearst Calhoun

<p>Greenville, SC</p><p><br></p><p>Mrs. Bessie Lee Hearst Calhoun, 101, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, November 28, 2022, at her residence. Born in Newberry County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Mural Hearst and Cora Lee Calhoun Hearst.</p><p><br></p><p>She was married to the late Earthie Calhoun for 30 years before his demise.</p><p><br></p><p>Surviving: three daughters, Mary (Jerry) Brooks of Lyman, SC, Wanda Williams of Mauldin, SC, Vanessa Lewis of the home, SC; two granddaughters raised in the home, Melody (Darrell) Washington of Taylors, SC and Valerie Brown of Simpsonville, SC; one sister Genelle Henderson of Philadelphia, PA; one sister-in-law, Mary Alice Hearst, of Smyrna, GA; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and other close relatives and friends.</p><p><br></p><p>Funeral Services: Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 1:00pm, at Watkins Garrett &amp; Woods Mortuary, with interment in Greenville Memorial Gardens. </p><p><br></p><p>https://youtu.be/8nXnMV3aAF8</p>
November 22, 1921 - November 28, 202211/22/192111/28/2022
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Mrs. Bessie Lee Hearst Calhoun, 101, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed on Monday, November 28, 2022, at her residence. Born in Newberry County, South Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Mural Hearst and Cora Lee Calhoun Hearst.


She was married to the late Earthie Calhoun for 30 years before his demise.


Surviving: three daughters, Mary (Jerry) Brooks of Lyman, SC, Wanda Williams of Mauldin, SC, Vanessa Lewis of the home, SC; two granddaughters raised in the home, Melody (Darrell) Washington of Taylors, SC and Valerie Brown of Simpsonville, SC; one sister Genelle Henderson of Philadelphia, PA; one sister-in-law, Mary Alice Hearst, of Smyrna, GA; five grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and other close relatives and friends.


Funeral Services: Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 1:00pm, at Watkins Garrett & Woods Mortuary, with interment in Greenville Memorial Gardens.


https://youtu.be/8nXnMV3aAF8

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Tuesday, December 06 2022
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GREENVILLE, SC 29605
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