Thomas Lawson Bess, 67, of Ava, Ill., died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. at St. Joseph's Hospital in Murphysboro, Ill. He was born July 24, 1942, in Cape Girardeau, to Donald Lehman and Arlene Harbin Bess. He and Doris Qualls were married April 21,... View Obituary & Service Information