Bessie Lee Thompson Trout, 92, of Lynchburg, died Sunday, June 2, 2019. She was the wife of the late Lester Trout.
She was born August 17, 1926, in Cumberland, Va. a daughter of the late Homer Albert Thompson and the late Mary Alice Plummer Thompson.
Bessie was a member of Indian Hill Methodist Church. She was a homemaker that adored her family.
She is survived by her children, Daniel Guy Trout of Amherst, Gwendolyn Anne Rigney of Lynchburg; five grandchildren; three great-grandchild; and a host of other family members.
In addition to her husband she was preceded in death by a son, Lester Trout Jr. and his wife Judith, a brother, Reuben Thompson and five sisters, Elsie Gallett, Jessie Hallenbeck, Loretta Smith, Frances Lynch and Rebecca Harris.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2019 at Tharp Funeral Home, Lynchburg. A funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Indian Hill United Methodist Church with the Reverend Jim Stevens officiating. Interment will follow at Virginia Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be sent to: Indian Hill United Methodist Church, 1683 Oxford Furnace Road, Lynchburg, Va., 24504
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
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