Bessie Lempesis Obituary

Bessie A. Lempesis CHARLESTON - Mrs. Bessie Lois Anderson Lempesis, 92, of Charleston, SC, entered into her eternal heavenly home on May 21, 2015. The relatives and friends of Bessie A. Lempesis are invited to attend her Funeral Service at 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 25, 2015, at the James A. McAlister Chapel, 1620 Savannah Hwy. Interment will follow at Live Oak Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Monday morning one hour prior to the Service. Her guestbook may be signed at www.JamesAMcAlister.com Bessie was born in Conway, SC, to the late Grover Cleveland Anderson and Mary Parker Anderson and was predeceased by her husband, William Nicholas Lempesis and her eldest son, Nicholas William Lempesis, as well as her five brothers and four sisters. Surviving family members include: Chris Lempesis and his wife Catherine, of Columbia, Greg Lempesis of Savannah and Sharon Lempesis Ballard of Summerville. Additionally, Mrs. Lempesis will be greatly missed by her seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Our family expresses heartfelt gratitude to the dedicated staff at the Methodist Oaks Facility in Orangeburg for their care and support. Do not stand at my grave and weep/ I am not there, I do not sleep/ I am a thousand winds that blow/ I am the diamond glints on snow/ I am the sunlight on ripened grain/ I am the gentle Autumn's rain/ When you awaken in the morning's hush/I am the swift uplifting rush/ Of quiet birds in circled flight/ I am the soft star that shines at night/Do not stand at my grave and cry/ I am not there, I did not die. Memorials may be made to the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, 30 Race St. Charleston, SC 29403. Her guestbook may be signed at www.JamesAMcAlister.com. Arrangements by James A. McAlister Funerals & Cremation. 766-1365. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston