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- Providence, Journal, Friday, November 21, 2003
Raymond B. Bessette
RAYMOND B. BESSETTE SR., 88, of Oaklawn Avenue, a retired industrial foreman, died Wednesday at Haven Health Center, Greenville. He was the husband of Louise M. (Clough) Bessette. They had been married for 63 years. Born in Providence, a son of the late Alphonse and Evelina (Bessette) Bessette, he had lived in Cranston for many years, and in Hollywood, Fla., before he returned to Cranston five years ago. Mr. Bessette had been a foreman at BIF Industries for 43 years before retiring in 1979, and had been a member of the BIF Golf League. He was a 1935 graduate of Central High School, Providence, a 3rd-degree member of Cranston Council 1738, Knights of Columbus, and a lifetime member of Hollywood Council 4851. Mr. Bessette was an avid fan of the New York Yankees, Miami Dolphins, and the Montreal Canadiens, and he enjoyed bowling. Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Barbara Sample of Warwick; two sons, Raymond Bessette Jr. of Johnston and Donald Bessette of Greenville; and 8 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. He was the brother of the late Gertrude and Edgar Bessette, and Genevieve Murphy. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. from Butterfield Chapel, 500 Pontiac Ave., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in St. Robert Bellarmine Church, Atwood Avenue, Johnston. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.
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Bassett Family Association Database
Abt 1915 - 2003 (~ 88 years)