TITLE:  Alma Bessinger DuPree

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier, July 31, 2001

SUBMITTED BY:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, July 2001

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DUPREE, Alma
Mrs. Alma Bessinger Dupree, 71, of 308 Sharon Ave., in Hampton, died 
Sunday afternoon in an automobile accident near Summerville. Mrs. 
Dupree was born in Colleton County, June 11, 1930, a daughter of the 
late Barney Bessinger and Alma Gohagan Bessinger. She had retired from 
the Estill Office of South Carolina Electric and Gas Company as their 
Office Manager. She had also worked with the Hampton County School 
District, the South Carolina Highway Department (License Sales) and 
the Lawton Oil Company in Estill. She was a member of the Hampton 
First Baptist Church, and was married to the late Sidney Lanier Dupree,
Sr. Surviving are, one daughter, Darlene D. Fuller of Hollywood, S.C.,
one sister, Nona Carter of Ruffin; and two grandchildren, Zackary and 
Chance Fuller of Hollywood. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday
in the Hampton First Baptist Church conducted by Dr. Greg Clements, 
with burial in the Lawtonville Cemetery in Estill directed by 
PEEPLES-RHODEN FUNERAL HOME IN HAMPTON. Friends may call at the Chapel 
in Hampton from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, and Wednesday morning until 10 
a.m. when the casket will be placed in the church prior to services. 
(The Post and Courier July 31, 2001)

Alma Bessinger Dupree
Alma Bessinger Dupree, 71, of Hampton, died Sunday, July 29, 2001, in 
an automobile accident near Summerville. The family will receive 
friends from 7 to 9 tonight and until 10 a.m. Wednesday at 
Peeples-Rhoden Funeral Home in Hampton. Services will be at 11 a.m. 
Wednesday in Hampton First Baptist Church, with burial in Lawtonville 
Cemetery, Estill. Mrs. Dupree was born June 11, 1930, in Colleton 
County, a daughter of Barney and Alma Gohagan Bessinger. She retired 
from South Carolina Electric and Gas Co., Estill office, as office 
manager. She also had worked with Hampton County School District, S.C.
Highway Department (license sales) and Lawton Oil Co. in Estill. She 
was a member of Hampton First Baptist Church and was married to Sidney 
Lanier Dupree Sr. Surviving are a daughter, Darlene D. Fuller of 
Hollywood; a sister, Nona Carter of Ruffin; and two grandchildren.
(The Beaufort Gazette July 31, 2001)
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