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Bessie B. Gamber

1924 - 2018

BORN

1924

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2018

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National Cremation Society - Port Charlotte

2672 Tamiami Trail, Suite 4B

Port Charlotte, Florida

Bessie Gamber Obituary

Bessie B. Gamber, 94, of Englewood died on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, Florida.

She was born on Feb. 19, 1924 in Collins, Arkansas.

One of eight siblings born to parents Olen and Orah (Thompson) Christmas, Bessie's two sisters and five brothers preceded her in death. Married at Warm Springs, Georgia in 1947 to Earl D. Gamber, the couple resided in Homestead, Florida before moving their family to Englewood in 1963. Bessie was a hairdresser and a real estate broker; she enjoyed boating, gardening, and travelling, including to such destinations as Alaska, Hawaii, Costa Rica, and Canada. Her pinnacle trip was to China with her sister. As a Girl Scout leader, Bessie shared her love of camping and hiking with her troop. She volunteered with the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Guardian ad Litem Program and helped at the Humane Society's Mountain Shelter Thrift Store in Blairsville, Georgia, the mountain retreat where she and Earl escaped Florida's summers during their retirement, until Earl's death in 2007.

Bessie will be greatly missed by sons, Wesley (Beverly) Gamber of Largo and Earl R. "Rick" (Joy) Gamber of Englewood and Independence, Virginia; daughters, Linda (Donald) Langford of Arcadia, and Melanie (David) McKeever of Holmes Beach; three granddaughters, Jennifer, Kimberly and Holly; and grandson, Thad; along with seven great-grandchildren, brought much joy to her life.

At Bessie's request, no services will be held.

To honor her memory, donations may be made to the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, 110 East 42nd St. 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017.

Published by Sun Newspapers on Sep. 14, 2018.
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Bessie and Earl (2007) were good friends when I lived in Fla. They sold both to and for us . They were a special couple and I will surely miss them. Bill Sargent

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