Established 1948 Martin P. Ainsworth 1937 - Bessie Y. Ainsworth 1935 - 2013 Herald Democrat April 3, 2013 DENISON - Bessie Clifton Ainsworth, 77, of Denison died Monday, April 1, 2013 at Texoma Medical Center. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2013 at Johnson-Moore Chapel with Pastor Todd George officiating. Burial was in Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Garrett Ainsworth, Daniel Boehmisch, Shayne Parks, Anthony Brown, Chance Ainsworth and Mark Williams. She was born October 23, 1935 in Celina, Tennessee to Arthur Lee and Martha Margaret Stone Young. She was a graduate of Celina, Tennessee High School and Business College in Nashville, Tennessee. She married Martin P. Ainsworth on September 1, 1955 in Nashville. She worked as a legal secretary for Wilson Walters for 28 years. She was of the Methodist faith. She is survived by her husband, Martin Ainsworth of Denison; sons, Stephen Ainsworth and wife Tina of Denison, Jefferey Ainsworth of Denison; brothers, Jip Young of Hillham, Tennessee, Estel Young and wife Glenna of Hillham; sisters, Dorothy "Dot" Savage of Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, Sue Lancaster of Moss, Tennessee, Evelyn Smith of Hillham; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Arthur Stone Young, Frank Young; and sister, Helen Schneider. Services were under the direction of Johnson-Moore Funeral Home in Denison. Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 |