Bessie Willetta Suttles, daughter of the late William Westley Williamson and Bessie O. Durham Williamson was born in Bloomfield, Missouri on June 13, 1948 and departed this life at her residence in Malden, Missouri on December 1, 2017 at the age of 69.

Mrs. Suttles had worked at Brown Shoe Company for 23 years until it closed, later she worked for Federal Mogul until it closed also, so was also homemaker and a resident of Malden.

Survivors include two sons, Richard Lee Williamson of Clinton, Utah and Terry Leon Williamson of Jacksonville, Arkansas; by one brother, James Westley Williamson of Pine Bluff, Arkansas; by four grandchildren; also by other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death other than by her parents, by one brother, Jerry Durham; and by one sister, Mary Wilcut.

Friends may call at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Missouri on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M.   

Funeral services will then be conducted at 2:00 P.M. in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie, with Rev. William Hill officiating. 

Interment will follow in the Bernie Cemetery.  Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.