Bessie Roberta Hamilton Anderson, of Dunbar, West Virginia, went to be with our Lord, peacefully, on November 19, 2024 Hubbard Hospice House.

Bessie was born to Otie Hamilton and Sadie Agee Hamilton in Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia on August 30, 1927.

She was preceded in death by her siblings, Nathan Hamilton, Irma Holmes, Francis Mann, Oliver Hamilton, Charles Hamilton, Otie Hamilton Jr., Mildred Pack Guy, Florence Adams, Alma L. Sweeney and Shirley Gilmer;  Mr. William Henry Anderson, who was her best friend and husband of 65 years; and beloved only child, Ms. Pamela Charlene Anderson.

Bessie leaves to mourn: Dr. Sherlon P. Brown, Toledo, Ohio; Jewell Merenivitch, Hinton, West Virginia; Charlene H. Ryan, New York; Danny Mann, Lewisburg, West Virginia; Lisa Hamilton, New York; Cathy Fountain; Ashley Benson, Los Angeles, CA; Cannie Hamilton, San Bernardino, CA; Michael Adams, Wilmington, Delaware, and Tara Thompson, Marietta, Georgia.

She leaves behind some special friends, Vicki Hairston, Janice Holland, Edith Byers, Stanley Green, Clarence Knapper, Lois Spotts, and a host of friends and relatives!

Bessie attended Windale Elementary grades 1-8. She attended Lincoln High School, 9-12, and was honored 3^rd in the class and class Historian. She attended Bluefield State College for one year, and graduated Cum Laude from West Virginia State University with a degree in Home Economics, and a degree from Marshall University with a degree in Home Economics.

Bessie was a member of Samaritan Baptist Church for 30 years, until its closing, and was a member of First Baptist Church until her passing.

She loved cooking, keeping a clean and organized house, and teaching others how to sew. She was highly fashionable and loved wearing the finest jewelry and collecting only the “finest hats.” She was even featured in a magazine which highlighted how fashionable her hats were. But most importantly, she loved the Lord! She always reminded us that she felt as though she was one of His favorites. She read the Bible and took copious notes, always noting that “God is Good” and “God Will Take Care of Me.”

A  service to Honor the Life of Bessie will be held at 12:00 Noon, December 7, 2024, at First Baptist Church, with Entombment following in Tyler Mountain Memory Gardens. Friends may visit from 11:00 am till service time at the church.

In lieu of flowers, it is Bessie’s wish that monetary donations in her memory go to Hubbard Hospice House  Hospicecarewv.org Kanawha Hospice Care 1606 Kanawha Blvd West Charleston, WV 25387 and Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital Stjude.org .

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