Bessie Wilmoth

Bessie Wilmoth ObituaryObituary published on Legacy.com by Owens Funeral Service - Lebanon on Mar. 16, 2026.Lebanon, Virginia -- Bessie Louise Wilmoth, age 89, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026. Born on October 28, 1936, in Hendricks, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Alvie and Anna (Mick) Carr.She was a member of the Trinity Pentecostal Church in Lebanon.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Edward Wilmoth; brothers, James "June" Carr and Alvie Neal Carr; sisters-in-law, Twila (Cross) Carr, Louise (McDaniel) Carr and Virginia (Rhorbaugh) Pedicone.Survivors include her three children, Terry Wilmoth and wife Fay of Greencastle, Pa., Brenda Baldwin and husband Lonnie of Waycross, Ga., and David Wilmoth and wife Joyce of Lebanon; seven grandchildren, Mark Wilmoth, Tammy Wilmoth, Rodney Baldwin and wife Jessica, Amy (Baldwin) Dye and husband Rex, Derrick Wilmoth, Bradley Wilmoth and fiancée Tasha Herndon, Amanda (Wilmoth) Musick and husband Chris; five great grandchildren, Devin Dye and wife Taylor, DeAnna Dye, Dakota Dye, Katlyn (Wilmoth) Lindemann and husband Khriss, and Connor Baldwin; one great-great grandson, Yeshua Lindemann; sisters, Lula "Bunny" friend and husband Terry of Vinton, Ohio and Rita Sue Oldaker and husband Roy "Jim" of Kerens, W.Va.; sister-in-law, Shirley Carr of Hendricks, W.Va.; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2026, in the Owens Funeral Service Chapel with Brenda Wilmoth Baldwin officiating. Interment will follow at Russell Memorial Cemetery in Lebanon.Grandsons will serve as pallbearers.Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Wilmoth, Rex Dye, Connor Baldwin, and Jesse Powers.The family will receive friends on Friday at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.Share condolences with the family at www.owensfuneralservice.com.Owens Funeral Service, 7 Tate Ave., Lebanon, Va., is in charge of arrangements.To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.