Sconce - Bessie Rusk
Source: Waveland Independent newspaper, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana April 10, 1931
Mrs. Bessie Sconce died at the home of her brother, Earl Rusk, near Veedersburg, on Sunday morning. She was born near Guion August 22, 1985 (sic - 1895) and was the daughter of Baltus and Elizabeth Rusk. Her first husband was a Mr. Tucker, now dead. They had one son, Lyle, still living. Later she married George Sconce who died May 25,1930. They had two sons, Donald and James. She is also survived by 3 brothers; Earl of Veedersburg, Rice of Toledo, Ohio; and Richard of Terre Haute; and one sister, Mrs. Louise Smith of Massena, Iowa. Funeral services at Guion Presbyterian Church on Tuesday afternoon. Burial at Strong cemetery. -- kbz