Bessie Allene Flaugher

White Oak, Texas – Bessie Allene Flaugher, a beloved Christian mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend passed away peacefully on December 8, 2024, at the age of 105. Born on November 25, 1919, in Sylvester, Texas, Bessie lived a long and fulfilling life. After graduating from Seminole High School in 1937, Bessie spent most of her adult life in Seminole, Texas where she managed her local rental business. She was an active member of the VFW and American Legion Auxiliary organizations, contributing to her community and supporting veterans’ causes. Bessie was very civically minded, working at the polling place for Gaines County community elections and delivering meals on wheels to Seminole residents. She was a regular at the M.S. Doss Fitness Center, where she was celebrated on her 100th birthday by staff and community friends with a wonderful birthday party, of which she was very proud. Shortly after celebrating her birthday in her beloved Seminole, Texas, she relocated to White Oak, Texas to live with her daughter. Bessie was a devoted wife and a loving mother to her two children, Jo Ann Thomason Parks and Allen Ray Flaugher. She enjoyed spending time with family. Bessie is survived by her children, Jo Ann Parks and Allen Ray and wife Lanell Flaugher, Grandchildren, Kelly and husband Thomas Rolland, John Allen Parks, Charlotte and husband Kelly Richardson, Allen Ray Jr. and wife Amanda Flaugher and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Filmore W. Thomason (d. 1948) and Theodore T. Flaugher (d.1991), parents, A.C. and Bessie Key, her brother, C.B. Key of Lubbock, TX and son-in-law, Gilbert “Andy” Parks. The family would like to thank Accent Care Hospice in Longview, TX for the care and assistance given in the last months of Bessie’s life.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Gaines County Cemetery in Seminole, Texas under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Homes of Seminole, officiated by Judy Sage.