A resident of Baton Rouge and native of Norwood, she died Saturday, July 3, 2010, in Baton Rouge. She was 58. Visiting at Winnfield Funeral Home on Saturday, July 10, from 8:30 a.m. until religious service at 10 a.m., conducted by Marcus Wilson, pastor. Interment in Thomas Chapel Cemetery. Survived by her father, Leonard Grant; mother, Ida Mae Criss; daughters, Tawanga Wilson and Tasha Armstrong; sons, Willie Wilson Jr. and Marcus Wilson; sisters, Geraldine Criss and Valencia R. Criss; and 10 grandchildren. Preceded in death by her mother, Ida Mae Criss; father, Leonard Grant; and great-grandmother, Mary Coleman. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Bessie Wilson, please visit our floral store.