Bessie Lee Shaw

Bessie Lee Graves Shaw
Funeral service for Mrs. Bessie Lee Graves Shaw, 89, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00AM Friday, October 1, 2021, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home Sterlington Rd. Monroe with Rev. Butch Pilcher officiating. Interment will follow in Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 7:00PM Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Mulhearn Funeral Home.
Bessie was born on October 23, 1931, to Rev. E.J., Sr. and Flossie Graves. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, James Freeman Shaw; son, Larry Wayne Shaw, Sr.; brothers, E.J. Jr., Aaron, and John Graves; sisters, Doris Martin, Lessie Pruden, and Mary Middleton.
Bessie is survived by son, Neil Shaw and wife Patti; daughter, Renee Shaw; grandsons, Wayne Shaw and wife Misty and Greg Shaw; granddaughter, Savannah Batten and husband Chance, grandson, Cody McKeithen and wife Erika; granddaughters, Julie and Kelsey Harper; granddaughter, Ashley Taylor and husband Sean; great grandson, Trent Morgan Massy; nieces, Penni Jean Guidry, Sandra “Sissy” Craft, Cindy “Pud” Breland, Ginger Middleton, Darlene Honeycutt, Denise Hardy, Johnette Pitre, Peggy Edmiston, Genell Pons, and Dawn Buzzanca, Shelli Pierce; nephews, David “Dabo” Graves, Marty Pruden, Dennis “Tiger” Pruden, and Benny Pruden; sister-in-law, Effie McGough; nephew, James McGough; nieces, Shelia Armstrong and Kim Dupree; sister-in-law, Jan McDonald; numerous great nieces and nephews and great grandchildren, even a couple in the entertainment business; special friends, Frankie King, Melba Moore, and Laurie Johns.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Elara Caring and Staff, Jamie and Titanya, Guest House Nursing Home and Rehab staff of West Monroe, and Steve Yates her favorite yard man.
Bessie was a devoted Christian wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. She was a member of the Assembly Church in West Monroe. If there was a road trip or a dress up party, she was ready and willing to go from Las Vegas to Florida or to Baton Rouge for Mardi Gras, she kept her bags packed along with her lipstick. She never turned anyone away from a meal and one of her greatest joys and love was spending time with her family. Bessie was the mother of three but had hundreds of adopted children. Bessie is not gone, she is just on the other side of the window.
Pallbearers will be David “Dabo” Graves, Marty Pruden, Dennis “Tiger” Pruden, David Mooney, Mark Craft, and Chance Batten.
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Mulhearn Funeral Home
Sterlington Road, Monroe, LA