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Don Bess Obituary
Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m., Monday, May 19, at Oltmann Funeral Home, Union, with funeral services immediately following at 7 p.m. at th funeral home. Burial with full military honors will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 20, at Doe Run Memorial Cemetery in Doe Run, Missouri.
He is survived by one son, David Bess and wife Clara, Pacific; two daughters: Elizabeth Wade and husband David, Union and Aimee Domash and husband Ken, Creve Coeur; other relatives and friends.
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