Bessie E. Melson (née Riling) was born on an unknown date.
she died Friday, July 26, 1991. her recorded age was 81.
Bessie E. (Riling) Melson, age 81, of Delaware, Friday, July 26, 1991. Preceded in death by husband, Joseph F. Melson; daughter, Deloris Rivers; stepson, Robert Melson. Survived by daughter and son-in-law, Opal and Chuck Hopper; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mae (Tom) Wilson, Grace (Norm) Syfers, Alma (Dick) Battstone and Dorothy Teel; brother, Charles (Frances) Riling. Member Hyatts Pocahontas Lodge Sago No. 32. Funeral service 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Rutherford-Corbin Funeral Home, 515 High Street, Worthington. Pastor Richard Eader officiating. Friends may call 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday. Burial Walnut Grove Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Pocahontas Service 8 p.m. Monday.