Mary Bess Sylvester was born August 12, 1934 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of late Milford Paul, Sr. and Ottie Mae Kennedy Meeks.Ms. Sylvester was a retired assembly line worker for Kolpak. She was also a member of the Cypress Tank Church Of Christ in Ramer, Tennessee.Ms. Sylvester departed this life on November 30, 2009 in Ramer, Tennessee at the age of 75 Years, 3 Months, 18 Days. She is survived by two daughters, Joyce (Dancer) Williams and husband Johnny Ray of Ramer, TN, and Rose Melynn Dancer of Adamsville, TN; a sister, Rachel Kirk of Selmer, TN; four grandchildren, Billy Seward, Jeremy Maness, Marilyn Faulk, and Felicia Kiser; and 10 great -grandchildren.In addition to her mother, Ms. Sylvester was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Katherine Seward; two sisters, Shirley Adrine McBride and Verna Mae Lacefield; a brother, Milford Paul Meeks Jr.; and a granddaughter, Renee Murrell.