Submitted by: Dan Rich

Bessie E. Pixley

Sept. 20, 1905 - May 13, 1994

South Bend Tribune 5/19/1994

SOUTH BEND - Bessie E. Pixley, 88, of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., formerly of South Bend, died Friday in South West Florida Regional Medical Center, Fort Myers, Fla. Mrs. Pixley was born Sept. 20, 1905, in Gaines, Mich., and moved to Florida in 1985, going there from South Bend.

Her husband, Noel R. Pixley, preceded her in death. She is survived by a daughter, Joan ''Niki'' Cebulski of Fort Myers, Fla.; a son, Arthur L. of Mishawaka; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A son, Eugene R., preceded her in death.

Memorial services were held Tuesday in St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Fort Myers. Burial will be in South Bend at a later date. Direct Cremation Society, Punta Gorda, Fla., handled arrangments.