Obituary: Bess E. Mullet
KS_Newton -- Bess E. Mullet, 89, passed away on April 17,
2013, at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.
She was born May 21, 1923, in Glendive, Mont., the daughter
of Ernest T. and Edith Cole Johnson. She was a homemaker.
On March 20, 1943, she married Roy Mullet in Bloomfield,
Mont. He passed away on Jan. 14, 2011. Bess was a member of the Hesston
Mennonite Church. She was a longtime volunteer at the Et Cetera Shop, and the
former Bethel Deaconess Hospital in Newton. Bess was a lifelong Atlanta Braves
fan.
She is survived by her sons, David (Jan) of Bloomfield,
Mont., Bob (Janie) of Hesston, Paul (Teresa) of Hesston, Steve (Phyllis) of
Bloomfield, Mont., Mick (Linda) of Bloomfield, Mont.; sisters, Jerri (Jim)
Olson of Fargo, N.D., Pat (Floyd) Henrickson of Wadena, Minn., Jackie (Russ)
Schimpp of Staples, Minn.; half-sister, Maureen O'Shay of Elk Grove, Calif.,
Ernestine Siegle of Glendive, Mont.; half-brother, Greg Johnson of Minneapolis,
Minn.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy; brother, Paul
Johnson; and sisters, Barbara Nissley and Beverly Buck.
Private burial will be in the Hesston City Cemetery.
Memorial services will be on Friday, April 26, 10 a.m. at
the Schowalter Villa Chapel, Hesston, with Pastor John C. Murray and Chaplain
Wendy Miller officiating.
Visitation with family present will be on Thursday, April
25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Miller-Ott Funeral Home, Hesston.
Memorials may be made to the Hesston Mennonite Church or
Schowalter Good Samaritan Caring Fund, in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home, 107
S. Lancaster, P.O. Box 32, Hesston, KS 67062.
1923 - 2013 (89 years)