Theodore Winfred Bess

Theodore Winfred (Ted) Bess, 80, of Radford, passed away Friday, July 4, 2008. He was former owner of Ted's Market for over 40 years and still working at Radford Auto Auction, where he worked for over 15 years. Ted was one of Radford's former Mayors, serving from 1978 to 1980 and on Radford's City Council for over eight years. He also attended Tower of Refuge Church in Dublin. Survivors include his beloved wife of 60 years, Billie Joann Bess, of Radford; son, T. W. II and Trinity Bess, of Radford; daughter, Thea and James Reid, of Salem; three grandchildren, Theodore Winfred "Trey" Bess, III, Tabetha Ellen Bess and Trent Aaron Bess, all of Radford; six sisters, Claudine Humphries, of Indianapolis, Ind., Wanda June Dick, Albany, Ky., Lola Mae Hedge, of Radford, Eleanor Gray Kelley, of Bristow, Va., Janice Marie Wirt, of Albany, Ky., Patricia Lorene Hill, of Brandon, Fla.; brother, Rondy Bess, of Martinsville, Ind.; two sisters-in-law, Bessie Hamilton, of Severna Park, Md., Dorothy McKinnie, of Glen Bernie, Md.; and numerous nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 8, 2008 at 11 a.m. at the Fairlawn Church of God, with the Rev. Glennard Quesenberry and the Rev. Cecil Albano officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens Mausoleum, Dublin. The family will receive friends from 5. until 8 p.m. Monday at Fairlawn Church of God in Radford. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Carilion New River Valley Hospice, 707 Randolph Street, Radford, VA 24141 or Radford Fairlawn Daily Bread, P.O. Box 3323, Radford, VA 24143 . The Bess family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com.