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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Michael Bess (son of Alpha Mae Bess and William Reese Zahn).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Alpha Mae BessAlpha Mae Bess was born on 21 May 1929 in Los Angeles County, California, USA (daughter of Duncan Eve Bess and Gladys Zenora Banning); died on 22 Aug 2008; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Alpha Mae came to us in Sawtell, California from Duncan and Gladys Bess. She and her two sisters, Mary Smith and Sharon Camp, had many happy days together and brought love and togetherness to the Bess family.
    Alpha Mae found Bill Zahn in the Texan Cafe in Dilley, Texas, 1948. Sixty years of a happy marriage brought two children, Billy and Virginia, who still live next door to Bill and Alpha Mae.
    If we are to remember "Aunt Mae", we will remember her love to cook and her famous pecan pies and congo bars. Traveling in their motor home and earlier camping excursions filled the days with happiness. Mae ran a "tight ship" at home; being a frugal person, she cut hair, sewed, excellent housekeeper and repaired most anything in the house.
    We all loved Mae and mourn her loss. We can learn a lot from her selflessness. We know she's happy now.
    Alpha Mae's family will receive friends on Sunday, August 24, 2008 from 3:00 until 5:00 pm at Baker Funeral Home, 634 S. Columbia Dr., West Columbia, Texas 77486
    Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, August 25, 2008 at 2 pm at Brazoria First Assembly with Dale Frankum, officiating. Burial will follow on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 in Dilley, Texas at Dilley Cemetery at 2 pm.
    Lynn Gillespie, Donald Smith, Kelly Gillespie, Matt Eaglin, Rick Lybarger, Hector Perez, and Ricky Smith will be serving as pallbearers.

    Alpha married William Reese Zahn in 1948. William was born on 1 Sep 1927 in Crane, Texas, USA; died on 26 Feb 2010 in Bay City, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  William Reese Zahn was born on 1 Sep 1927 in Crane, Texas, USA; died on 26 Feb 2010 in Bay City, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Billy Reese Zahn, 82, of Brazoria, Texas passed away Friday, February 26, 2010 at Bay Villa Nursing Home in Bay City. He was born September 1, 1927 in Crane, Texas to Henry Joe and Ella Vera (Stasney) Zahn, he was a member of First Assembly Church of Brazoria.
    Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday February 28, 2010 at Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia with Pastor Ron Hogan officiating.
    Visitation will be Saturday, February 27, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., at Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia.
    Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 1, 2010 at Dilley Cemetery in Dilley, Texas.
    Serving as Honorary pallbearers are Lynn Gillespie, Kelly Gillespie, Kevin Smith, Donnie Smith, Ricky Smith and Jay Grizzel.
    Billy is survived by his son, Billy Michael Zahn of Brazoria; brother, Jerry Voyd Zahn and wife, Marinell, of Gladewater; sister, Ella Jo Adams of Allen, Texas.
    He is preceded in death by his wife, Alpha Mae Zahn; daughter, Virginia Mae Zahn, and brothers, Henry and Floyd Zahn.

    Children:
    1. 1. William Michael Bess
    2. Virginia Mae Bess died before 2010.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Duncan Eve Bess was born on 1 Feb 1900 in Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Feb 1982 in Houston, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.

    Duncan married Gladys Zenora Banning on 14 Jun 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Gladys (daughter of Cloid Francis Banning and Mary Alice Bohannan) was born on 23 May 1906 in Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA; died on 17 Jan 1983 in Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Gladys Zenora Banning was born on 23 May 1906 in Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA (daughter of Cloid Francis Banning and Mary Alice Bohannan); died on 17 Jan 1983 in Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.
    Children:
    1. Mary Alice Bess was born in 1927 in Oklahoma, USA.
    2. 2. Alpha Mae Bess was born on 21 May 1929 in Los Angeles County, California, USA; died on 22 Aug 2008; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.
    3. Michael Leroy Bess was born on 21 May 1938 in Oklahoma, USA; died on 11 Jan 1951 in Galveston, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.
    4. Sharon Bess was born in 1940.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Cloid Francis Banning was born on 21 Oct 1883 in Scranton, Iowa, USA (son of Walter Edwin Banning and Anetta Alice Hawk); died on 24 Jul 1963 in Cotulla, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.

    Cloid married Mary Alice Bohannan on 25 Dec 1904 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. Mary was born on 25 Dec 1887 in Hugo, Oklahoma, USA; died on 2 Mar 1975 in Pearsall, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Mary Alice Bohannan was born on 25 Dec 1887 in Hugo, Oklahoma, USA; died on 2 Mar 1975 in Pearsall, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.
    Children:
    1. 5. Gladys Zenora Banning was born on 23 May 1906 in Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA; died on 17 Jan 1983 in Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.
    2. Anetta Pearl Banning was born on 20 Jan 1908 in Oklahoma, USA; died on 12 Feb 1994 in Baytown, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.
    3. John L. Banning was born on 15 Feb 1910 in Oklahoma, USA; died on 8 Jun 2006 in Austin, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.
    4. Leroy Francis Banning was born on 28 Apr 1916 in Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA; died on 15 Feb 1983 in Frio County, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.
    5. Charles Wesley Banning was born on 19 Aug 1918 in Little Axe, Oklahoma, USA; died on 1 Dec 1918 in Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Mars Hill Cemetery, Saint Louis, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.
    6. Ruby Irene Banning was born on 7 Feb 1920 in Oklahoma, USA; died on 27 Sep 2011 in Burleson, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.
    7. Mary Faye Banning was born on 23 Sep 1922; died on 29 Dec 2007.
    8. Martha Banning was born on 23 Sep 1922 in Oklahoma, USA.
    9. Paul Richard Banning was born on 23 Jul 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA; died on 24 Feb 2009 in Victoria, Texas, USA; was buried in Dilley Cemetery, Dilley, Frio County, Texas, USA.
    10. Earl James Banning was born on 4 Aug 1930 in Los Angeles County, California, USA; died on 7 Oct 2010 in Texas, USA; was buried in Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States.



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