Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 7, 1974 p. 4
Mae M. Besco, 81, Final Rites Held January 31
Funeral services for Mae Margaret Besco, 81, of Des Moines, were held January 31 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Ward Campbell officiating. Mrs. Besco died in Des Moines January 28, 1974. Interment was at Platteville Cemetery, Taylor County, Iowa.
Mae Margaret Besco, daughter of George L. [ewis] and Hannah [Morgan] Brown, was born October 19, 1892 on a farm near Platteville in Taylor County.
She was united in marriage to Edna R. [ichard] Besco on September 6, 1916. To this union three children were born.
At an early age she joined the Baptist Church, later transferring her membership to the Methodist Church in Conway, Iowa. She was a member of the Immanuel United Methodist Church of Des Moines; also she was a member of the Adelpic Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Des Moines.
Preceding her in death were her parents, one sister, her husband, Edna, two sons, Ernest Richard and Beryle Bourke.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Viola Katherine, of Des Moines; one brother, Ilo M. Brown, of Omaha, a sister-in-law, Lola M. Brown, of Omaha; cousin, Hazel Blane, of Bedford; nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Most of her life was spent in Taylor County except for a few years on a farm near Maryville, Missouri. The last 12 years she lived with her daughter in Des Moines, Iowa.
Mae will be greatly missed by her family, friends and neighbors.
Thursday February 7, 1974 p. 4
Mae M. Besco, 81, Final Rites Held January 31
Funeral services for Mae Margaret Besco, 81, of Des Moines, were held January 31 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Ward Campbell officiating. Mrs. Besco died in Des Moines January 28, 1974. Interment was at Platteville Cemetery, Taylor County, Iowa.
Mae Margaret Besco, daughter of George L. [ewis] and Hannah [Morgan] Brown, was born October 19, 1892 on a farm near Platteville in Taylor County.
She was united in marriage to Edna R. [ichard] Besco on September 6, 1916. To this union three children were born.
At an early age she joined the Baptist Church, later transferring her membership to the Methodist Church in Conway, Iowa. She was a member of the Immanuel United Methodist Church of Des Moines; also she was a member of the Adelpic Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Des Moines.
Preceding her in death were her parents, one sister, her husband, Edna, two sons, Ernest Richard and Beryle Bourke.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Viola Katherine, of Des Moines; one brother, Ilo M. Brown, of Omaha, a sister-in-law, Lola M. Brown, of Omaha; cousin, Hazel Blane, of Bedford; nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Most of her life was spent in Taylor County except for a few years on a farm near Maryville, Missouri. The last 12 years she lived with her daughter in Des Moines, Iowa.
Mae will be greatly missed by her family, friends and neighbors.
Bedford Times-Press
Thursday February 7, 1974 p. 4
Mae M. Besco, 81, Final Rites Held January 31
Funeral services for Mae Margaret Besco, 81, of Des Moines, were held January 31 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Ward Campbell officiating. Mrs. Besco died in Des Moines January 28, 1974. Interment was at Platteville Cemetery, Taylor County, Iowa.
Mae Margaret Besco, daughter of George L. [ewis] and Hannah [Morgan] Brown, was born October 19, 1892 on a farm near Platteville in Taylor County.
She was united in marriage to Edna R. [ichard] Besco on September 6, 1916. To this union three children were born.
At an early age she joined the Baptist Church, later transferring her membership to the Methodist Church in Conway, Iowa. She was a member of the Immanuel United Methodist Church of Des Moines; also she was a member of the Adelpic Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Des Moines.
Preceding her in death were her parents, one sister, her husband, Edna, two sons, Ernest Richard and Beryle Bourke.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Viola Katherine, of Des Moines; one brother, Ilo M. Brown, of Omaha, a sister-in-law, Lola M. Brown, of Omaha; cousin, Hazel Blane, of Bedford; nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Most of her life was spent in Taylor County except for a few years on a farm near Maryville, Missouri. The last 12 years she lived with her daughter in Des Moines, Iowa.
Mae will be greatly missed by her family, friends and neighbors.
Thursday February 7, 1974 p. 4
Mae M. Besco, 81, Final Rites Held January 31
Funeral services for Mae Margaret Besco, 81, of Des Moines, were held January 31 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford with Rev. Ward Campbell officiating. Mrs. Besco died in Des Moines January 28, 1974. Interment was at Platteville Cemetery, Taylor County, Iowa.
Mae Margaret Besco, daughter of George L. [ewis] and Hannah [Morgan] Brown, was born October 19, 1892 on a farm near Platteville in Taylor County.
She was united in marriage to Edna R. [ichard] Besco on September 6, 1916. To this union three children were born.
At an early age she joined the Baptist Church, later transferring her membership to the Methodist Church in Conway, Iowa. She was a member of the Immanuel United Methodist Church of Des Moines; also she was a member of the Adelpic Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star of Des Moines.
Preceding her in death were her parents, one sister, her husband, Edna, two sons, Ernest Richard and Beryle Bourke.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Viola Katherine, of Des Moines; one brother, Ilo M. Brown, of Omaha, a sister-in-law, Lola M. Brown, of Omaha; cousin, Hazel Blane, of Bedford; nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Most of her life was spent in Taylor County except for a few years on a farm near Maryville, Missouri. The last 12 years she lived with her daughter in Des Moines, Iowa.
Mae will be greatly missed by her family, friends and neighbors.
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