Bessie Mae Stroud

BESSIE MAE STROUD, AGE 84, OF NEVADA, OHIO PASSED AWAY ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2011 AT 10:20PM AT THE INN AT WESTBROOK IN UPPER SANDUSKY.

BESSIE WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1927 AT HOME IN DESHLER, OHIO TO LAUREN AND VIOLA (CLAYBAUGH) SPENCE, BOTH OF WHOM ARE DECEASED.

BESSIE GRADUATED FROM NORTH BALTIMORE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1945, WHERE MANY MAY REMEMBER HER AS THE HOMECOMING QUEEN.

BESSIE MARRIED RAYMOND STROUD ON JANUARY 19, 1947 AT THE NORTH BALTIMORE LUTHERAN CHURCH WITH SERVICES PERFORMED BY REV. WHITMER. RAYMOND SURVIVES IN NEVADA, OHIO.

BESSIE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, RAYMOND, THEIR DAUGHTER, CHERYL (STEVE) RICHARDSON OF GALION, OHIO, THEIR SON, TERRY (JENEANE) STROUD OF NEVADA, OHIO, GRANDCHILDREN, JUSTIN (TERRA) RICHARDSON OF ARLINGTON, OHIO, MONICA STROUD OF BUCYRUS, OHIO, JENNIFER (NATHAN) ROSTON OF LEWIS CENTER, OHIO, AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, ZACHARY RICHARDSON AND LUCAS ROSTON.

BESSIE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS, A BROTHER, CHARLES SPENCE, A SISTER, LINDA (SPENCE) PETTRY, AND A STEP-FATHER, ROY HARRISON

AFTER 33 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT AT TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING, BESSIE RETIRED IN 1989 TO ENJOY TIME WITH HER FAMILY, FRIENDS AND TRAVELING.

BESSIE ENJOYED CROSSWORD PUZZLES, PLAYING CARDS, CROCHETING, GARDENING AND BAKING. HER LAUGHTER AND SENSE OF HUMOR WERE KNOWN BY ALL. SHE GREETED EVERYONE WITH HER WARM, BEAUTIFUL SMILE. HOWEVER, HER LOVE AND DEDICATION FOR HER FAMILY HAD TO BE HER BEST ATTRIBUTE.

BESSIE WAS A MEMBER OF THE NEVADA LUTHERAN CHURCH FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR BESSIE M. STROUD WILL BE HELD AT 1:00PM ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2012 AT THE NEVADA LUTHERAN CHURCH IN NEVADA, OHIO WITH THE REV. CHELSEA L. SPENCER OFFICIATING THE SERVICES. BURIAL WILL FOLLOW AT THE NEVADA CEMETERY IN NEVADA.

VISITATIONS WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2012 FROM 4PM - 7PM AT THE LUCAS-BATTON FUNERAL HOME IN NEVADA AND 1 HOUR PRIOR TO SERVICE TIME AT THE CHURCH ON THURSDAY.

MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, IN HONOR OF BESSIE, MAY BE MADE TO THE HOSPICE OF WYANDOT COUNTY IN CARE OF THE LUCAS-BATTON FUNERAL HOME , 401 S. MAIN ST. NEVADA, OHIO 44849.

ONLINE CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO WWW.LUCASBATTON.COM.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE HOSPICE OF WYANDOT COUNTY, ESPECIALLY LEANN AND LISA. YOUR COMFORT AND COMPASSION GIVEN TO OUR FAMILY CANNOT BE EXPRESSED IN WORDS.