Mae W. Bessette

Pawtucket – Mae W. (Orders) Bessette, 95, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. She was the beloved wife of the late Bertrand M. Bessette. Born in Glen Alpine, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late William T. and Lula Mae (Bumgarner) Orders. Mae was a supervisor at the State of Rhode Island Department of Health for over twenty-five years until her retirement. She was a longtime communicant of St. Cecilia Church (St. John Paul II Parish), where she served as a Eucharistic Minister, and was also active in both the parish’s senior citizens and women’s clubs. Mae leaves a daughter, Doris (Bessette) Krakow of Westerly; a son, William Bessette and his wife, Kathy, of Wakefield; two grandchildren, Elyse Krakow of Georgia and Scott Bessette and his wife, Leah of North Kingstown and three great-grandchildren, Taylor, Oliver and Eleanor Bessette. She was the grandmother of the late, Kerri L. Bessette and the sister of the late William E. Orders. Due to the current Covid-19 Pandemic services...