Bessie Mae Boothe Bradley (lovingly known as Grandma Bess or Doll), 96, of Dimmitt, Texas passed away on Friday, September 14, 2018 in Dimmitt. Celebration of Life Services will be held on Monday, September 17, 2018 at 11:00AM in the First Baptist Church with Pastor Jonathan Sullivan officiating. Burial will follow in Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the care of Colonial Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 16, 2018 from 5:00PM – 7:00PM at the funeral home located at 809 Butler Blvd., Dimmitt, Texas.

Bessie Bradley was born on December 31, 1921 in Floydada, Texas to C.W. Boothe and Fannie Mae (Shaw) Boothe. She graduated from Dimmitt High School in 1939 and then married Dent Bradley on September 1, 1939 in Plainview, Texas. They moved to Dimmitt and started farming in the Flagg community and farmed up until retirement. Grandma Bess was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church and the Plains Memorial Hospital Auxillary, she was head of Royal Ambassadors (RA) for several years, she played the piano in church, loved to sew and make crafts. Grandma Bess loved spending her time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Bessie is survived by 2 sons, Gene Bradley and wife Shari, Ray Bradley and wife A’llan both of Dimmitt and daughter, Kay Magee and husband Joe of McLean, 13 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.

Bessie is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Dent Bradley, son, David Bradley along with 6 brothers.

The family has requested memorials be made to Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery, PO Box 452, Dimmitt, Texas 79027.

Obituary by Colonial Funeral Home in Dimmitt, Texas
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Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Bessie May Boothe
Birth Date: 31 Dec 1921
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Floydada, Floyd, Texas, USA
Father: Clarence Woodson Boothe
Father Birth Place: Texas
Mother: Fannie May Shaw
Mother Birth Place: Texas
Mother Residence: Floydada, Texas