Bessie Carmen Waltz1,2

F, (2 July 1925 - 13 May 2005)
Relationship
6th great-granddaughter of Hans Peter Walz
Charts
Hans Peter Walz descendants (Walddorf, Württemberg)
     Bessie Carmen Waltz was born on 2 July 1925 at Eldred Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.3,4 She was the daughter of Clark Hausser Waltz and Grace Kathryn Lynch.5 Bessie Carmen Waltz married, at age 18, Dorland Edwards Bennett, age 22, son of Grover C. Bennett and Clara A. Ringler, on Sunday, 2 April 1944.6,7 Bessie Carmen Waltz died on 13 May 2005 at Williamsport Hospital, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 79 years, 10 months and 11 days.8 She was buried on 18 May 2005 in the Oak Lawn Cemetery, located in Eldred Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend Joel W. Long.9
     The former Bessie Carmen Waltz was listed in the obituary of Dorland Edwards Bennett, on 3 December 2003 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, as his wife.10 As of 2005, Bessie Carmen Waltz lived at 7164 Pleasant Valley Road, Cogan Station, Pennsylvania.11 Her obituary was published on 15 May 2005 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:

     Bessie C. Bennett, 79, of 7164 Pleasant Valley Rd., Cogan Station, died Friday, May 13, 2005 at the Williamsport Hospital. Born July 2, 1925 in Eldred Twp., she was a daughter of Clark and Grace Lynch Waltz.

She was a member of the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Williamsport. On Dec. 1, 2003 she was predeceased by her husband, Dorland E. Bennett, and is also predeceased by two grandsons and a sister.

Bessie is survived by two sons, Melvin E. (Carol) Bennett and Leroy W. (Becky) Bennett, both of Cogan Station; three brothers, William, Joseph and Theodore, all of Cogan Station; two sisters, Jane Strasburg of Cogan Station and Glenaire Snyder of Montoursville; six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.

The funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Spitler Funeral Home, 733 Broad St., Montoursville with the Rev. Joel W. Long, her pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Friends will be received on Wednesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. The family will provide the flowers.12

Children of Bessie Carmen Waltz and Dorland Edwards Bennett

Last Edited=17 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. [S600] Bessie C. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 15 May 2005, shows name as Bessie C. Bennett, daughter of Clark and Grace Lynch Waltz. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  2. [S601] Blooming Grove Historical Society, compiler, Descendants of John George Waltz (Cogan Station, PA: n.pub., 1999), p. 139, shows name as Bessie Carmen Waltz.
  3. [S600] Bessie C. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 15 May 2005, shows the date of birth for Bessie C. [Waltz] Bennett as July 2, 1925 and the location as Eldred Twp. [Lycoming County, Pennsylvania]
  4. [S601] Blooming Grove Historical Society, Descendants of John George Waltz, p. 139, shows the date of birth for Bessie Carmen Waltz as 2 July 1925 and the location as Cogan Station, Lycoming an unknown place , Pa.
  5. [S600] Bessie C. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 15 May 2005, shows that Bessie C. Bennett was the daughter of Clark and Grace Lynch Waltz.
  6. [S600] Bessie C. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 15 May 2005, shows that Bessie C. [Waltz] Bennett was predeceased on December 1, 2003 by her husband Dorland E. Bennett.
  7. [S602] Dorland E. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 3 December 2003, shows that Dorland E. Bennett and his wife, the former Bessie C. Waltz, celebrated thier 59th wedding anniversary April 2, 2003 [calculated date of marriage is 2 April 1944]. Original obituary available in print or online for 30 days from publication at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.
  8. [S600] Bessie C. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 15 May 2005, shows that Bessie C. [Waltz] Bennett died Friday, May 13, 2005 at the Williamsport Hospital [Lycoming County, Pennsylvania].
  9. [S600] Bessie C. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 15 May 2005, shows that Bessie C. [Waltz] Bennett will be buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery [Eldred Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania] on Wednesday [calculated date 18 May 2005].
  10. [S602] Dorland E. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 3 December 2003.
  11. [S600] Bessie C. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 15 May 2005, shows that Bessie C. [Waltz] Bennett was living at 7164 Pleasant Valley Road, Cogan Station [Lycoming County, Pennsylvania].
  12. [S600] Bessie C. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 15 May 2005.
  13. [S600] Bessie C. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 15 May 2005, shows that Bessie C. [Waltz] Bennett is survived by her son, Melvin E. Bennett.
  14. [S601] Blooming Grove Historical Society, Descendants of John George Waltz, p. 139.
  15. [S600] Bessie C. Bennett obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, 15 May 2005, shows that Bessie C. [Waltz] Bennett is survived by her son, Leroy W. Bennett.