Willie Chessman

Willie Buck Anderson Chessman, age 101, of Bismarck, died Sunday May 22, 2011 in Hot Springs. She was born December 16, 1909 in Clark County the daughter of Doc and Ida Cox Buck. She was a longtime employee of Hollywood Vasserette after which she worked at Levi Straus, Nahas Company, and cafeteria worker in the Bismarck Public Schools, She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Homer Anderson and Henry Chessman, one daughter, Patsy Hall, one grandson, Joseph Counts, two sisters, Mamie Bennett and Bertha Tweedle, three brothers, Wallace, Hubert, and Cecil Buck, and one son-in-law, Clinton Counts.

Survivors include five generations, one daughter, Betty Counts of Bismarck, seven grandchildren, Vicki Counts Mayer, Stephen Counts, Sherry and Debbie Runnels, Lane and Terry Hall, and Melanie Trolinder, 15 great grandchildren, 15 great great grandchildren, and one great great great grandchild.

Graveside funeral services will be 2 PM Tuesday, May 24 in the Marcus Gardens Cemetery at Lambert with Paul Shuffield officiating. Visitation will be 12 Noon till 1:15 at Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home in Arkadelphia.