- Date Of Birth: August 12, 1927
- Date Of Death: October 15, 2022
- State: Indiana
Bessie Ileen (Reynolds) Smith of Indianapolis, passed away peacefully from this life on October 15, 2022. She was born in Bandy, Kentucky on August 12, 1927, to the late Sam and Sarah Francis Reynolds (Brown).
Bessie married the love of her life on April 10, 1948, Cecil J. Smith. They were blessed with 69 years together before his passing in 2017.
This union was blessed what a little 4-year-old boy came into their lives. “Jimmy” their only “son”. He brought so much love, joy, and happiness, they in return brought much love, joy, and happiness to him.
Bessie was preceded in death by eight siblings: Lula, Alma, Myrtle, Odus, Cinda, Oscar, Jay and Meeda. Bessie leaves behind her son James D. Price, granddaughters; Margaret (Meg) Taylor and Katie Cottle (George), great-granddaughters; Jackie, Hannah and Harlow, as well as a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
