Bessie Anne Covell Obituary (1927 - 2019)

Bessie Anne Covell, 92, of Normal, Illinois, formerly of Le Roy, Illinois, passed away at 12:05 A.M. Wednesday, December 18, 2019, in Normal, Illinois. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Eastview Christian Church, 1500 N. Airport Rd., Normal, Illinois, with Pastor Sara Thompson officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 21, 2019, at the church. Private inurnment will be held at a later date in Oak Grove Cemetery, Le Roy, Illinois. Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Le Roy, Illinois, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Eastview Food Pantry. Mrs. Covell was born December 11, 1927, in DeWitt County, Illinois, to John Delbert and Mary Cooper Lemmel. She married Virgil L. Covell on January 2, 1946, in Donovan, Illinois. He passed away October 21, 1977. She is survived by her four daughters, Peggy (Dan) McGowan of Normal, Illinois; Marsha (Mike) Armbrust of Bloomington, Illinois; Anne Mayes of Pontiac, Illinois; and Kay (Paul) Mattingly of Olathe, Kansas; eight grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Gayla Terven of Bloomington, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her parents, one grandchild, three brothers, and one sister. Bessie was a member of Eastview Christian Church and a former member of the Women's Relief Corp, Le Roy.