Bessie Smith COVE - Bessie May Smith, 81, of Cove died Monday, Oct. 29, 2001, in Cove. She was born June 8, 1920, in Cove. She was a factory worker for Lane Poultry in Grannis and a member of First Baptist Church in Cove. She was the widow of Thomas Broach and Houston Smith. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Cove First Baptist Church with burial at Westview Cemetery under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home in Mena. She is survived by three daughters, Hilda Dean and Flora Patrick, both of Cove and Mary Jane Gregory of Hatton; six sons, W.T. Broach of Hot Springs, Arnold Broach of Hatton, Richard Broach of Vandervoort, George Broach of Cyril, Okla., Ricky Broach of Cove and Bob Smith of Mena; four sisters, Katie West of Bethany, Okla., Florence Stewart of Midwest City, Okla., Ruby Bemo of Seminole, Okla., and Juanita Brock of Moore, Okla.; three brothers, William Arthur of Missouri, Jack Arthur of Hartshorne, Okla., and Frank Arthur of Arlington, Texas; 29 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren. The family will visit with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley http://www.geocities.com/angelears1 angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24