Bessie Dueser French, 93, died May 3, 2008 at Great Bend Health and Rehabiliation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born September 30, 1914 at Lyons, Kansas, the daughter of Carey A. and Myrtle Chewning Griffin. She married Andrew J. Dueser November 23, 1936 at Ellinwood, Kansas. He died April 2, 1973. She then married Floyd K. "Bud" French February 18, 1980 at Miami, Oklahoma. He died October 26, 1987. Mrs. Dueser French was a homemaker. She was Great Bend resident since 1992, coming from Pawnee Rock. Mrs. Dueser French was a member of First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women in Pawnee Rock, the Elks Auxiliary, and a Half Century charter member of EHU. Survivors include one daugther, Joan "Jo" Rosenbaum, Great Bend, Kansas; one brother, Alison Griffin, Lyons, Kansas; two sisters: Alline Casteel, Landcaster, Missouri; and Loleta Schill, Geneseo, Kansas; four grandchildren: Terry Dueser; Shelly Herring and husband, Paul; Shawnda Heimerman and husband, Jim; and Brent Rosenbaum; eight great-grandchildren, Brett, Brandon, and Madison Dueser; Rachel and Jackie Herring; and Colyn, Kirstyn, and Taitlyn Heimerman; and one great-great-grandson, Elliott Trip. She was preceded in death by one son, Russell Dueser; one brother, David Griffin; and two sisters, Opal Ford Evers and Rena Amend. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home. The Reverend Gary Brooks will officiate. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, in care of the funeral home.