Bessie Thaxton Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bessie Thaxton of Somerset, Kentucky, who passed away at the age of 88, on June 4, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Bessie Thaxton to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Horace Russell and Elizabeth Killion Russell; her children, Harold Douglas Atwood and Delinda Lou Atwood; and her siblings, Roscoe Russell, Roger Mead Russell, James David Russell, William Stewart Russell, Estel Lee Russell, Doshie West, Ada Rotert and Donna Brandenburg.
She is survived by: her children, P. Doyle Atwood of Somerset and Linda Skaarup (William) of Somerset; her grandchildren, Bridget Tedrow of Colombus, OH, Andy Atwood of Colombus, OH, Ethan Epperson (April) of Somerset, KY and Taylor Clark (Andrew) of Somerset, KY; her great grandchildren, Collin Tedrow, Cassidy Tedrow, Claire Tedrow, Davin Tedrow, Bryn Epperson, Isla Clark and Hailyn Epperson; her brother Jimmy Oscar Russell of Sparta, TN; and her sisters-in-law, Loretta Russell of Crossville, TN, Brenda Russell of Crossville, TN, Maxine Russell of Cookeville, TN and Joyce Atwood. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews, neighbors and friends.
The family requests that contributations take the form of donations to Oak Grove Cemetery for maintenance and upkeep.
