Richard "Dick" Joseph Bessette, Sr.

1940 - 2009  (69 years)

• Name	Richard "Dick" Joseph Bessette
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	14 Aug 1940	Providence, Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  _UID	C490CDA8C054514BBEDFDC7CC09ABAFE80B4
  Death	7 Dec 2009	Smiths Grove, Warren Co., Kentucky
  Burial	11 Dec 2009	Smiths Grove Cemetery, Warren Co., Kentucky
  Notes	WCLU FM 1490, Tuesday, 8 Dec 2009 Richard “Dick” Joseph Bessette, Sr. Richard “Dick” Joseph Bessette, Sr., 69, of Smiths Grove died at 3:00 p.m Monday, December 7, 2009, at this residence. The North Providence, Rhode Island native was a fencing contractor, an Air Force veteran and a member of Smiths Grove Church of Christ and a member of the Lion's Club. He was the son of the late Ovila Bessette and Irene (Barrette) Bessette. He was also preceded in death by a son, Darrell Richard Bessette. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis (Moss) Bessette of Smiths Grove; two daughters, Kerry Sams and her husband, Steven of Smiths Grove and Geneva Windham and her husband, Daniel of Gulfport, MS; five sons, Michael Richard Bessette and his wife, Terri of Bowling Green, Dale Richard Bessette and hiswife, Sharon and Richard Joseph Bessette, Jr. and his wife, Janie, all of Smiths Grove, David Gregory Ward and his wife, Christina of Bowling Green and Ronald Franklin Ward and his wife, Debbie of Smith Grove; seventeen grandchildren, Timmy Bessette and his wife, Jessica of Ramsey, MN; Ryan Bessette, Brittany Bessette, Michael Bessette, and Anna Ward, all of Bowling Green; Kyle Bessette of Wakefield, RI; Devin McGovern of Providence, RI; Teejay and Tanner Reinke, both of Elk River, MN; Andrew Ward, Hannah Ward, Cole Bessette, Caden Bessette, Carter Bessette, Madison Sams, and Meredith Bessette, all of Smiths Grove; and Rayleigh Windham of Gulfport, MS; one great grandchild, Sophea Bessette of Ramsey, MN; three brothers, Robert Bessette of Lowell MA, Joseph Bessette and his wife, Darlene of North Glen, CO, and Roger Bessette and his wife Cathy of Richmond, VA; several foster children including: Billy Hafley, Jackie Cline, Amy Carter, Samantha Bunch, Angelia Rose, & Hayley Worman; and several nieces & nephews. Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, at Hardy & Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green Chapel with burial in Smiths Grove Cemetery. Visitaiton will be from 200-8:00 p.m., Thursday, and from 9:00-2;00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Adoption and Foster Care, Family Enrichment Center, 441 Church Avenue, Bowling Green, KY 42101.
  Person ID	I7497	14B Jean Besset of Quebec
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	Ovila Joseph Bessette,   b. 8 Dec 1912, Rhode Island d. 28 May 1985, Pawtucket, Providence Co. Rhode Island (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Irene Barrette   d. 7 Dec 1988
  Marriage	29 Nov 1934	Saint-Mathieu, Central Falls, Rhode Island
  Family ID	F2850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phyllis Moss   d. 27 Mar 2021
  Children	1. Darrell Richard Bessette,   b. 11 Jan 1968   d. 21 Sep 1998, Smiths Grove, Warren Co., Kentucky (Age 30 years)   2. Kerry Bessette   3. Geneva Bessette   4. Michael Richard Bessette   d. 27 Sep 2021   5. Dale Richard Bessette   6. Richard Joseph Bessette, Jr.   7. David Gregory Ward   8. Ronald Franklin Ward
  Family ID	F2852	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart