CLAIRE A. (COURNOYER) BESSETTE - Woonsocket 01:00 AM EST on Thursday, November 11, 2004 CLAIRE A. (COURNOYER) BESSETTE, 87, formerly of Park Place, a retired co-owner of Hi View Motel, North Smithfield, died Tuesday at the St. Antoine Residence, North Smithfield. She was the wife of Armand J. Bessette. Born in Canada, a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Louis (Valois) Cournoyer, she had lived in North Smithfield from 1948 to 1982, and in Woonsocket most of her life. Mrs. Bessette had been the co-owner of Hi View Motel for 23 years before she retired in 1980. She attended Precious Blood Church, and worked as a volunteer at the St. Antoine Residence. Besides her husband, she leaves two daughters, Lucille Brian of South Kingstown and Louise Fiehweg of Gastonia, N.C.; and three grandchildren. The funeral will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. from Menard Funeral Home, 127 Carrington Ave., with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in Precious Blood Church, Carrington Avenue. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Manville.