Billie Sue Bean
October 15, 1931 - February 14, 2022
Billie Sue Smith Bean, age 90, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 14, 2022 in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born October 15, 1931 in Hueytown , Alabama to the late Thomas Edmund Smith and Beatrice Rogers Smith. She attended Hueytown High School, graduating in 1950. She married Robert (Bobby) Bean, a Marriage of 44 years which lasted until his death in 1996. In 2009 she moved to Tupelo to live with her daughter, Suzanne. She loved spending time with her family most of all, but also making her home and yard beautiful, flowers (which she also painted beautifully), gardening, painting, fashion and a good book. She always offered a loving, welcoming place for her children, dear grandchildren and great- grandchildren to come , and was greatly loved by them all. She is survived by her daughters, Suzanne Bean Michael of Tupelo, Mississippi and Mary Bean Fuston (Doug) of Chattanooga, Tennessee; her sister, Jimmie Lou Hall (Jimmy) of Bessemer, Alabama; her brother, Thomas Roger Smith of Jasper, Alabama; her grandchildren, Amanda Gary Bradberry (Sam) of Clarksville, Tennessee and Christopher Joseph Sentef of Chattanooga, Tennessee; her great-grandchildren, Jacoby Rich Bradberry and Jaxen Smith Bradberry and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her brother, James Edward Smith and her sisters-in-law, Pauline Harris Smith and Linda Stewart Smith. A graveside service will be held at Oak Grove Cemetery, Hueytown , Alabama on February 18, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. Bro. Phillip Hill will be officiating. Expressions of sympathy and fond memories may be given at bessemerbrownfh.com
Billie Sue Smith Bean, age 90, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 14, 2022 in Tupelo, Mississippi. She was born October 15, 1931 in Hueytown , Alabama to the late Thomas Edmund Smith and Beatrice Rogers Smith. She attended Hueytown High... View Obituary & Service Information