Bessie Inez Ware
WAYNESBORO – Bessie Inez Newman Ware, 89, went to be with the Lord Saturday (August 10, 2024).
Born July 10, 1935 in Pocahontas Memorial Hospital in Marlinton, West Virginia, Inez was the daughter of Clarence David and Gladys Kathlene (Moore) Newman (both deceased). She grew up on Knapps Creek between Frost and Huntersville, West Virginia and was a graduate of Wilson Memorial High School Class of 1953. In March 1954 she graduated from the Wilson/King’s Daughters’ Hospital School of Practical Nursing. She continued to work at King’s Daughters’ Hospital from 1953 until September 1994 when King’s Daughters’ closed. She then went to Augusta Health and continued to work on the Crossroads Mental Health Unit as an LPN and mental health worker until retiring in March 2004. Her passion for nursing made her an excellent caregiver in the hospital settings as well as in the lives of numerous extended family members. She had a special affection for birds and for her cats. She was a devoted wife and mother. Inez was a member of Barren Ridge Church.
She is survived by her husband George Melvin Ware whom she married on June 21, 1958. On June 21, 2024 they celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. Also surviving are four sons, Grady Ware (Denise) of Crimora, Nathan Ware (Gina) of Staunton, Charles Ware-Rinaca (Jim) of Staunton, and Johnny Ware (Jeanna) of Mt. Sidney; seven grandchildren, Joshua, Rachel, Spencer, Cooper, Adam, Joseph and Christopher; four great-grandchildren, Samuel, Amber, Calin and Kayleigh; and a half-sister, Wanda Haussar. She was preceded in death by one grandson, Martin Coleman, Jr. and a half-brother, Dave Newman.
A funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Wednesday (August 14) in the chapel of Bear Funeral Home, officiated by Pastors Henry and Janet Elsea. Burial will follow in Union Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be grandsons.
The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.
Memorials may be directed to the Augusta Regional S.P.C.A., PO Box 2014, Staunton, VA 24401.
Condolences may be expressed to the family online at bearfuneralhome.com.
