Portrait of Bessie Mae Crump

Obituary · Baldwyn, MS

Bessie Mae Crump

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Bessie enjoyed spending time with her special friend Robert Johnson.

"They are not gone who live in the hearts they leave behind."
— Tuscarora proverb
What Bessie loved
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It is with sorrow and gratitude that we mark the passing of Bessie Mae Crump, 73, of Baldwyn, MS — sorrow at the loss, gratitude for the life.

Here is the shape of a life remembered with love.

Bessie entered this world in 1952 — the start of a journey that would span 74 years.

A parent's life is measured, in part, by the lives she shaped.

Bessie ae Crump of Baldwyn, MS was born September 12, 1952 to the late Tina Miller and Allen Miller. Bessie peacefully transitioned April 14, 2026.Bessie enjoyed spending time with her special friend Robert Johnson.She also loved shopping, going to the thrift stores and church.Bessie was preceded in death by her husband Tommy Vance Crump, also her son Thomas Jerome Crump; five sisters and one brother, and grandson Senior Judon.Bessie leaves to cherish her memories her children Loresta Judon (Sunnic Judon), Hattie Young (Elbert Bowdry), Thomas Gerald Crump and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren who will always remember her as a dancing machine and firm believer in God.

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