Bessie Mae Budgell passed peacefully away at the John M. Gray Centre in St. Anthony on Sunday, June 19, 2016 at the age of 97 years. Bessie was born to Walter and Maria Dawe of Ireland Bight on May 2, 1919. As a young adult, Bessie moved to St. John’s and worked with the W.H.Ewings Furriers family for four years. Later, on Aug. 11, 1948, she married Charles Budgell of St. Anthony and raised six children; three boys and three girls. Bessie loved gardening and had a remarkable knowledge of flower varieties. She also loved to read, knit, and crochet. She leaves to mourn Barry (Muriel), Barbara Tuttle (Wayne), Linda Coffin (Roy), Wallace (Zita), Ada Simms (John), and Jeff (Sheila); grandchildren Andrea, Jennifer, Mark, Aaron, Brian, Karl, Matthew, and Ashley; great-grandchildren Zachary, Simon, Benjamin, Hannah, Kaylee, Noah, and Lana; sisters Dulcie, Hilda, and Ethel; brother-in-law Frederick and a large number of other family and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Charles who passed on May 25, 2016, her parents Walter and Maria Dawe, and her brother George. Visitation took place at Kerry M. Fillatre Funeral Home in St. Anthony. The funeral service took place at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 23 at St. Anthony Salvation Army Citadel with Major Dinzel and Kathleen Baggs officiating. Interment followed in the Salvation Army Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre Funeral Homes, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard, funeral director.