Bessie H. Handspiker Date listed:Monday, January 20, 1997
Decedent: Bessie Harrison
Daley Source :Digby Courier
Surnames: DALEY, HANDSPIKER, SWANSBURG, VANTASSELL, WALKER
Submitter: Luella Marshall
BESSIE HARRISON DALEY --93, Digby ,died January 20 1997 at home. Born in Mount Pleasant ,
Digby County ,she was the daughter of the late John and Cynthia [VANTASSELL ]HANDSPIKER. She was a member of the Grace United Church and was a volunteer for the Red Cross for many years. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Surviving are daughters Kathleen [Mrs Jack WALKER ]Digby; Lillian [Mrs Paul SWANSBURG ] New Minas; sons Bernard , Digby; Victor New Minas;16 grandchildren ;32 greatgrandchildren ;seven great,great
grandchildren ;several neices and nephews . She was predeceased by her husband Blair ;grandson Robert; sisters Della, Ada, Mae;Brothers,Len, Edgar, John,
Visitation 2-4 and 7-9 today and Wednesday in Jayne's Funeral Home , Digby , Funeral 2pm Thursday in Grace United Church, Digby. Rev. Jeffro BURSEY officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery , Digby . Family flowers only. Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia.
Based on obituary, birthdate changed from '1908' to '1904-1908'. I would guess the chances are more likely a 1904/1905 birthyear. She was born between 1904 and 1908 at
Mount Pleasant, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. She was the daughter of
John Chelsey Handspiker and
Cynthia Jane Vantassel. Bessie H. Handspiker died on 20 January 1997. She was buried on 23 January 1997 at
Fairview Cemetery, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.