Bessie Marie (Harris) Crovato (1916 - abt. 2014)

Born 13 Aug 1916 in North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Christopher White — married 29 Jul 1936 in Unicoi Co., Tennessee

Died about 8 Nov 2014 at about age 98 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee

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Biography

Obituary for Bessie M. Crovato Bessie Marie Crovato Kingsport – Bessie M. Crovato, 98, went to her heavenly home Saturday, November 8, 2014. She was born in North Carolina, was a former resident of Erwin, TN, Washington D.C. and had lived in Kingsport for the past twenty-five years Mrs. Crovato was a former nurse having worked at Erwin Memorial Hospital, Erwin, TN, Doctor’s Hospital and Sibley Hospital, both in Washington D.C., Baptist Nursing Home and was a private duty nurse for several years. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and she enjoyed crocheting, bowling, fishing and driving. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and will be missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her first husband, J.C. White, Sr.; second husband, of 50 years, Alfred L. Crovato; parents, Nathan Dempsey and Sarah Woody Harris daughters, Geneva White Rochleau and Charlotte White; sons, J.C. “Joe” White, Jr. and Johnathon White and nine siblings. Mrs. Crovato is survived by her children, J.D. White, Faye Howard White, Fred White, Wanda White Niven and husband Henry of Chester, MD. and Thelma Bradford White of Kingsport; seventeen grandchildren, Timmon White, Jimmy White, Harry White, Skip White, Barbara Stanslocksky, Chris White, Wanda Joy Camara, Danny Rocheleau, Aaron White, Mark White, Matthew White, Wanda Elaine White, Victoria Valton, Linda Bradford, Beth Bradford-Pytel, Andy Bradford, and Douglas Bradford and several nieces, nephews and cousins. The family will receive friends from 1- 2 pm Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Oak Hill Funeral Home. A funeral service will follow at 2 pm in the J. Wayne Hamilton Memorial Chapel with Bishop David Carter officiating. A graveside service will follow in the Garden of the Last Supper at Oak Hill Memorial Park. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. An online guest registry may be signed at www.OakHillFH.com. Memorial contributions may be made to Samaritans Purse, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607. The staff of Oak Hill Funeral and Cremation Services is honored to serve the family of Bessie Crovato, Oak Hill, 800 Truxton Drive, Kingsport, TN 37660, 423-246-4631.

Research Notes

Her obituary only mentions 2 marriages but I found this early marriage record. 1st marriage ? Lonnie James Edens (son of H K Edens & Etta Johnson) 26 Feb 1932 Bristol Virginia

2nd marriage Joseph Christopher White

3rd marriage Alfred Leonard Crovato

Sources

• US Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Forneys Creek, Swain, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1314; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 178; Image: 940 www.ancestry.com

• US Census Year: 1930; Census Place: District 11, Unicoi, Tennessee; Roll: 2280; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 1105.0; FHL microfilm: 2342014 www.ancestry.com

• Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 www.ancestry.com

• Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002 www.ancestry.com

• US Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Erwin, Unicoi, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3941; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 86-7 www.ancestry.com

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Find A Grave Memorial# 114259527, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114259527&ref=acom

• http://www.oakhillfh.com/obituaries/Bessie-Crovato/#!/Obituary