Family/Spouse: Bessie Mae Sears. Bessie (daughter of William Alexander Sears and Hannah Tennessee McCuistion) was born on 16 Aug 1892 in Texas County, Missouri; died on 15 Apr 1983 in Piedmont, Wayne County, Missouri; was buried on 25 Apr 1983 in Van Buren, Carter County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]