Bessie D. Heaton, 92, Loved flower gardening, card games, and dominos.

She was born November 26, 1912 in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was raised in West Virginia and lived there until her health began to fail, at which time she moved to Amherst to be near her daughter in 2002.

Bessie was a homemaker and a very active member of Good Shephard Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia. She loved flower gardening, card games, and dominos.

Survivors include her daughter Norma Shroyer of Amherst; four grandchildren; five great grandchildren; her brother Joe Dobbins of Cuyahoga Falls, John Dobbins of Shallotte, North Carolina, Paul Dobbins of Orrville, Ohio, and Jim Dobbins of Sacramento, California; and her sister Blanche Greenleaf of Tucson, Arizona.

She was preeceded in death by her husband of forty-two years, Cecil Heaton in 1973; by her son Homer Heaton in 1997; her parents Perry and Laura Dobbins (nee: True); by her brothers Claude Dobbins and Charles Dobbins; and by her sisters Myrth Sands and Mary Frame.

Friends may call Wednesday, June 8, 2005, from 1:00 p.m. to the time of service at 2:00 p.m. at the Bartlett Funeral Home; 202 McGraw Ave., Grafton, West Virginia. Rev. Burt Coffman, pastor of Good Shephard Methodis Church in Grafton will officiate. Burial will be in Woodsdale Cemetery, Grafton, West Virginia.

Local arrangements are being handled by Hempel Funeral Home, 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst, OH 44001.

Questions, please call Hempel Funeral Home at (440) 988-4451