Robert Oliver Bessinger (1928 - 1971)

Born 6 Oct 1928 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA

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Died 17 Dec 1971 at age 43 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, USA

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Biography

Robert was born in 1928. He passed away in 1971.

• Robert Oliver Bessinger, 43, died early Friday morning, December 17, 1971.

Born in Winston-Salem, N.C., he was a son of Oliver Edwin and Lillian Caughman Bessinger.

Bobby graduated from Edmunds High School min Sumter, S.C. in 1946.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. He was a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.

Surviving with his parents are his wife, Mrs. Pearl Spencer Bessinger; two daughters, Betsy and Alice Bessinger; one son, Robert O. Bessinger Jr.; three sisters, Mrs. Tom Scala and Mrs. James Annas of Columbia and Mrs. Deebee Hirshberg of Sumter; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Sources

• *Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 03 July 2020), memorial page for Robert O Bessinger (6 Oct 1928–17 Dec 1971), Find a Grave Memorial no. 112801538, citing Evergreen Memorial Park, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Remember me (contributor 47418257) .

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J28X-7MX : 2 July 2020), Robert Bessinger, Dec 1971; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).