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Bess died on October 18, 1982, from congestive heart failure at the age of 97, and a private funeral service was held on October 21. Afterwards, she was buried beside her husband in the courtyard of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Missouri. [24]
Oct 19, 1982 · Bess Truman, the widow of President Truman, died early yesterday after suffering congestive heart failure at her home in Independence, Mo. She was 97 years old.
Oct 18, 2016 · On this day in 1982, Elizabeth Virginia Truman, the widow of Harry Truman, the nation’s 33rd president, known as “Bess,” died of congestive heart failure in Independence, Missouri, the...
When Harry Truman was elected vice president in 1944, Bess Truman was still unknown around Washington, D.C. Her anonymity suddenly disappeared in April 1945, when she became first lady and her husband became president following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt .
- Betty Boyd Caroli
Nov 1, 1982 · Bess Truman, who died last week at 97, went to Washington a Mid-western housewife who had lived all her life under the same roof with her mother. She did not smoke or drink or swear. She liked...
- William A. Henry III
She died on January 20, 1982, age 97, and was buried next to her husband in the Truman Library courtyard. Harry Truman's final tribute to his wife's contributions was his order for her tombstone, which reads "First Lady, the United States of America, April 12, 1945–January 20, 1953."
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Oct 18, 1982 · KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Former first lady Bess Truman died today of heart failure at the same hospital where her husband, the 33rd president, died 10 years ago. She was 97.
