Bessie Smith
August 18, 1935 - June 14, 2026
Obituary
Bessie Lorene Smith, age 90 of Midland, formerly of Saginaw, passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at MyMichigan Hospital in Midland, Michigan.
She was born on August 18, 1935 to Burnell and Callie Smith in Bradford, Arkansas.
Bessie worked at Michigan Bell right out of high school for many years, taking a break to travel with her husband when he was in the military, eventually retiring from the cash department. Bessie was very devoted to her family. She was fortunate enough to travel the country with her husband. She enjoyed camping, reading on her Kindle, playing cards, vacations with family and friends and trips to the casino.
Daughter, Marcy (Mark) Brenske; grandchildren, Dakota (Ariel) Brenske, Chase (Cori) Brenske, and Ryan (fiancé, Amber) Page; great grandchildren, Bristol and one little boy on the way, Kaiden Brenske and Griffin Brenske, and Kendall Page; brother-in-law, Michael Page; siblings, Marlene (the late, Don) Hawley, Joy (the late, Ken) Arnold, Barb (Jim) Schmieder, Linda (the late, Terry) Teenier, Charlie (Karen) Smith, Ben (Kathy) Smith, Carol (the late, Larry) Monaghan and Kim (Larry) Dinninger; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon Smith; daughter, Callie Page; siblings, Sammy Smith and Robbin (Bill) Miller.
Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be planned in the near future.
For information, please contact Fischer Family Funeral Services, 989-755-8277. For online condolences, please visit fischerfuneral.com.