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Mrs. Lois Besancon Dies at Seminole

SEMINOLE. Sept 17 (Spl).-- Mrs. Lois Cobb Besancon, a life-time resident of Seminole, died at her home here at 9:50 p. m. Saturday.

She was the daughter of a pioneer Seminole couple and had been in the real estate and insurance business here several years.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Don Zelaney of Lubbock; mother, Mrs. Dan Cobb of Seminole; four sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Hargrove and Miss Ora Cobb, both of Seminole, Mrs Tom Cobb and Mrs. Roy Davis, both of Lubbock: a brother, Gordon Cobb of Seminole and a grandson, Dan Zelaney of Lubbock.⁷

Beverly Zeleny, 73

RANCHO SANTA FE -- Beverly Zeleny, 73, died Monday, Aug. 19, 2002, at her home of lung cancer.

Born Sept. 14, 1929, in Fort Worth, Texas, she lived in Rancho Santa Fe for 38 years. She graduated from Texas Tech University in 1947.

She was a member of Rancho Santa Fe Senior Center. She was a volunteer at Rancho Santa Fe Children's Library.

Mrs. Zeleny was preceded in death by her daughter, Michele Zeleny Cope, in December 2001. She is survived by her daughter, Camille Zeleny of Escondido; and son Donald Zeleny of Drain, Ore.

Private family services and cremation are planned.

California Funeral Alternatives in Escondido is handling arrangements.¹²

MISS SEMINOLE NAMED

Miss Beverly Besancon has been chosen Miss Seminole of 1947 to compete for the title of "Miss Texas" at Corpus Christi, June 12th to 14th, it was [announced] by the Seminole Chamber of Commerce today.⁴

"Miss Seminole" Will Wed During Holidays

SEMINOLE (Spl.)--Miss Beverly Besancon, a Tech beauty for the past two years, and Donald Zeleny will be married Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the First Baptist Church of Seminole with Rev. O. C. Curtis of Perryton officiating. Miss Besancon is the daughter of Mrs. Lois Cobb Besancon of Seminole and Mr. Zeleny is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zeleny of Plainview.

Mrs. Dorothy Holbrook, accompanied by Mrs. Roy B. Davis of Lubbock, an aunt of the bride, will sing "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life" and "I Love Thee" by Grieg. Tapers in candelabra and baskets of white chrysanthemums will be arranged on the altar.

In Wedding Party

The bride will wear an aqua crepe dress with gray accessories and will carry a bouquet of white rosebuds. Miss Theresa Hargrove of Seminole, cousin of the bride and maid of honor, will be dressed in pink crepe and will wear a white and pink chrysanthemum corsage. Miss Aurelia Ann Cobb of Lubbock and Miss Carol Hargrove of Seminole are to be bridesmaids and Miss Shirley Hargrove will light candles.

Best man will be Elbert Rankin of Borger and ushers are to be Ted White and Robert Craig of Brownfield.

Following the ceremony, wedding guests will attend a reception in the Besancon home. At a wedding trip to Florida, the couple • will return to Lubbock where both are junior students al Texas Technological college. Miss Besancon is a speech major and a member of Sock and Buskin dramatic club and Mr. Zelery a business major.

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Selected Miss Seminole of 1947, Miss Besancon won honors in July last summer and a beautiful gold cup as alternate to "Miss America" contest staged annually in Atlantic City.

She was invited by a motion picture company to make tests in Hollywood. In addition she was invited to compete for the title of Miss Cotton of West Texas in the West Texas Cotton, Chemurgic and Ceramics Carnival to be staged in Memphis, Tenn.¹³

BEZANSON
Ned, husband of the late Margaret Hoffmeister Bezanson, father of Margie Jones, Donna Lacinak and Jerry Bezanson, brother of Stanley Bezanson, also leaves nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friday, May 16, 1986. At Leesburg, FL. Formerly of Norwood.

Friends may call at the Tredway-Pollitt Funeral Home, Inc., 2131 Cameron Ave., Norwood, Tuesday, 6 to 9 P.M. Funeral Wednesday, 1 P.M.⁸

Wishes Marriage Annulled.

Declaring that she was carried away by the persistency of Ned Bezanson, Grace and Southern Avenues, Fairfax, and accompanied him to Newport, Ky., where they were married last September 25, Margaret Bezanson, through her father, John Hoffmeister, 3418 Cardiff Avenue, seeks to have the marriage annulled. Through H. H. Sunderman, attorney, she says that they separated immediately after the marriage.⁹

Triple Roll Done By Auto In Crash; Two Men Injured

Two men were injured last night when the car in which they were riding jumped a curb, turned over three times and came to rest against a building at Spring Grove and Western Aves., police said.

Taken to St. Mary's Hospital were Hargus Gabbert, 30, 1766 Western Ave., who received a right-arm fracture and head cuts, and Jame Driscoll, 30, 1133 Poplar St., who suffered a rib fracture.

Safety Patrolman Paul Waite charged Ned Bezanson, 32, 4615 Carter Ave., Norwood, the driver, with recklessness and failure to have a driver's license.¹⁰

Stanley Heritage Bezanson, 80, Husband of deceased love of his life, Frances Bezanson, passed on Tuesday, May 20, 2003.

Born in Cedar Grove, Ind. he moved to Lake County in 1983. He was founder, owner & operator of Harrison Screw Products, West Harrison, Ind. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was Commander of the American Legion Post 219 and member of the Moose Club 874, Golden Triangle.

Stanley was the father of Lynda Phelps and Stanley Wayne Bezanson. He grandfathered three: Ben Phelps, Elizabeth Bezanson-Cornelius and Daniel Bezanson.

A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May 23, 2003, at 3:00 PM at Beyers Funeral Home Chapel, Leesburg.⁹

Lester Bezanson, 64, of Butler, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center Hospice, Covington. He was a controller for Southern Ohio Bank, Cincinnati, and was a member of Bellevue Vets.

Survivors include his wife, Bertha Bezanson; his father, Ralph Bezanson of Butler; sons, Mark Bezanson of Cold Spring and David Bezanson of Butler; a daughter, Leslie Swope of Butler; and four grandchildren.⁴

Bezanson
Margaret E., beloved wife of Ned Bezanson, devoted mother of Margie Jones, Donna Lacinak and Jerry Bezanson, daughter of Eleanor Hoffmeister, also leave eight grandchildren. Suddenly, Monday, Sept 19, 1977. Residence 2059 Maple Ave., Norwood.

Friends may call at the Tredway Funeral Home, 2131 Cameron Ave, Norwood, Wednesday 5 to 9 P.M. Funeral Thursday 9:30 A.M.³

Wishes Marriage Annulled.

Declaring that she was carried away by the persistency of Ned Bezanson, Grace and Southern Avenues, Fairfax, and accompanied him to Newport, Ky., where they were married last September 25, Margaret Bezanson, through her father, John Hoffmeister, 3418 Cardiff Avenue, seeks to have the marriage annulled. Through H. H. Sunderman, attorney, she says that they separated immediately after the marriage.⁴

FRANCES H. BEZANSON SUPERVISED YARMOUTH HOT LUNCH PROGRAM
Portland Press Herald (ME) — Saturday, September 17, 1994
Frances H. Bezanson, 79, a longtime employee of G.M. Pollack & Sons who started the hot lunch program in Yarmouth, died Thursday in a local nursing home after a brief illness.

Mrs. Bezanson was the first supervisor of the Yarmouth School Department's hot lunch program, which she ran for 11 years.

''She started the program in the early 1950s,'' said her daughter, Elizabeth Doyle. ''Back then she did it all. She was the cook, the bookkeeper, and she took care of all the money, the cleaning, serving the kids.''

Mrs. Bezanson ran the hot lunch program out of the former Yarmouth Grammar School on Main Street, near where the Town Hall is now.

''There was no fast food,'' said her daughter. ''You had one nutritious meal, and a dessert or a fruit. There were no choices.''

By the time she got through in 1964, the program had moved to the new high school, and she was mainly an administrator. After that Mrs. Bezanson took a job as a bookkeeper for G.M. Pollack & Son jewelers in Portland. For many years she handled time payments out of a tiny office on the sales floor of the store on Congress Street. Later she moved to Pollack's headquarters in Scarborough.

''She was still doing it three days a week after she had a stroke in May,'' said her daughter. ''She never really retired. Pollack's was like a big family to her.''

''She's a doll,'' said Gerald M. Pollack, her boss. ''She worked for me for about 32 years. She was as devoted, as loyal, as fine a person as one would ever want to meet.''

''She knew every youngster in the Yarmouth schools, and every youngster loved her. Many years after, they would come in the store, and they were so thrilled to see her. She always had an infectious smile.''

Born in Orange, Mass., a daughter of Irving A. and Mabel Sawyer Wright, she graduated in 1932 from Brockton (Mass.) High School.

She married M. Hartley Bezanson in 1940, and they moved to Maine in 1949.

They lived in Friendly Village in West Gorham for many years. Before that they lived in Saco and Yarmouth.

Mrs. Bezanson was a past president of Maine School Food Service, a past matron of the Winnegance Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, a longtime member of the Board of Yarmouth Assembly of Rainbow Girls and a member of the First Parish Congregational Church of Gorham. She enjoyed car trips throughout Maine and Nova Scotia.

Mr. Bezanson died in 1990, and a daughter, Ruth Ellen Bezanson, died in 1972.

Surviving are a daughter, Elizabeth Doyle of Falmouth; two sisters, Marjorie Delaney of Brockton, and Virginia Jacobson of Pennington, N.J.

A funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Lindquist Funeral Home, Yarmouth. The Rev. Philip Sherman will officiate. Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Yarmouth.¹