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Submitted: 4/19/20 • Approved: 4/21/20 • Last Updated: 4/24/20 • R1311067-G1311065-S3
Henry
Mar 13, 1926 - Dec 21, 1988
Bessie
Dec 20, 1924 - Jan 19, 2014
*Obituary
Bessie Virginia Youngblood, 89, of Blytheville, Arkansas, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, at Heritage Square Nursing Center in Blytheville.
Bessie was born to Gus and Evia Lee Holman Crouch in Nutbush, Tennessee and had been an area resident for most of her life.
Bessie was a retired sales associate at the Kress Department Store in Blytheville and a member of the Beacon Baptist Church. Bessie was an individual whose strength in God gave her the courage and stamina to keep going after the loss of her husband, Henry Youngblood. He was her champion and partner and their lives were very much entwined as they both enjoyed hunting and fishing. Bessie loved to get up early, prepare breakfast and pack a lunch to take for a day of hunting in the woods or fishing on the lake. She could hunt with the best of them and would never pass up an opportunity to go fishing. Bessie also loved sewing and quilting and visiting with old friends. Bessie was never at loss for words. She would sit and spend hours sharing stories of her vivid childhood; her cherished memories with Henry and her beloved Mother along with her interesting experiences at Kress Department Store. Amazingly, she never seemed to run short of stories. She spoke often of summer reunions when her family would come together for fellowship, lots of food, and just good ole-time fun. Much more could be said about this unique lady but those who knew her well would agree her life spoke for itself.
Bessie was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Henry; brothers, J.W. Gean, Roy Crouch, Earnest Rodgers, Vernon Gean and Jimmy Gean.
Survivors include her niece, Linda Rajski; nephews, Jerry Gean and James R. Gean; and her caregiver and friend, Nell Beard.
Funeral services were held in Cobb Funeral Home Chapel. Interment was in Elmwood Cemetery.
Jonesboro Sun obits. January 23, 2014
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