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Bessie Smith Teal
June 11, 1929 — March 6, 2026
Lilesville
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LILESVILLE - On Friday, March 6, 2026, Mother Bessie Smith Teal, 96, passed away peacefully at her home with the daughters by her bedside to be with her Lord and Savior.
Funeral services will be 3:00 PM, Thursday, March 12, 2026 in the Chapel of Leavitt Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Bessie Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery in Lilesville.
Public viewing will be from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at the funeral home.
The family is gathering at the Teal home in Lilesville.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
5:00 - 7:00 pm (Eastern time)
Leavitt Funeral Home
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Thursday, March 12, 2026
Starts at 3:00 pm (Eastern time)
Leavitt Funeral Home
Interment
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Bessie Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery
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