Bessie Jean Hancock

Bessie Jean Hancock, 80, of Princess Anne devoted wife, mother, and grandmother was ushered into the Kingdom of Heaven at 8:01 am on August 3, 2018. She was born on January 2, 1938 to the late Carrie James and Herman Lester Sullivan in Salisbury, MD.

Her pride and joy were her four grandchildren, Dale Hancock, Jessica Peek, and Evan and Emily Tamosaitis who were by her side as she made her Heavenly journey. Her only child Kimberly Tamosaitis (Mark) was by her side and cared for her during her third courageous battle with cancer.

She was preceded in death by the love of her life, James Hancock; three sisters and their spouses, Anna Brittingham (Sonny), Doris Baker (Pete), and Esther Whayland (Ronald); two brothers, Charles Sullivan and Walter Sullivan (Martha, Edna) and a brother-in-law, Billy Meadows.

She is survived by two remaining sisters, Ruth Messick (Floyd) and Faye Weis (Jack) and many nieces and nephews who she loved as her own.

A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 11am at Bounds Funeral Home on East Main Street in Salisbury where friends may visit one hour prior to the service. Rev. Mark Avens will officiate. Interment will follow in Wicomico Memorial Park.

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