10/18/1982 AD died
Bess dies from congestive heart failure at the age of 97.
A private funeral service was held on October 21 and, she was buried beside her husband in the courtyard of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, MO.
Bess remains the longest-lived First Lady in United States history at 97, followed by Rosalynn Carter at 95, Nancy Reagan and Lady Bird Johnson at 94, Betty Ford at 93, and Barbara Bush at 92. Truman is also the longest lived Second Lady in United States history.
Independence, MO
Lattitude: 39.0797° N
Longitude: 94.4066° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 39.0797° N
Longitude: 94.4066° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
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Bess Truman (Elizabeth Virginia Wallace) First Lady of the ...
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