The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Bessie Nell Johnson of Orange will be Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 3pm at the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
Rites of Christian Burial will follow at Hollywood Community Cemetery under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 1 until 3pm.
Bessie Nell Johnson was born February 26, 1964 in Orange, TX to Lubertha (Coleman) Gilmore and Leonard Gilmore.
A 1983 graduate of West Orange Stark High School, her working years were spent as a Home Health Care Provider. She was also employed by Luby’s Cafeteria and Delta Downs Racetrack and Casino.
Bessie was called home on Thursday, December 26, 2024, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers, Charlie F. Gilmore, Lawrence Gilmore and sister, Virginia Gilmore.
Bessie leaves to cherish her memories three sons, Melvin Johnson, Neimiah Johnson (Sheryl), and Silas Johnson, all of Orange, four brothers, Leonard Gilmore (Diane) of Tyler, TX , Joseph Gilmore (Phyllis) of Morgan City, LA, Richard Gilmore (Christine) of Lafayette, LA and Willie Gilmore of Dallas, TX, two sisters, Geneva Lewis of Houston, TX and Lubertha Angelle (Maurice) of Orange, and five grandchildren, Destiny Johnson, Nevaeh Johnson, Neimaya Johnson, and Tyrese Gilmore.
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