Bessie Leona (Buckmaster) Conner, 81, of Prince Frederick, Maryland passed away on October 17, 2014 at Calvert County Nursing Center.

Bessie is predeceased by her husband, James Robert Conner, who passed away in 1997, son James Robert Conner, Jr. and son in law Bunky Dalrymple.

She is survived by her daughters, Judy Tennyson (Clyde) of Scotland, Maryland, Linda Jeannie Dalrymple of Lusby, Maryland, B. Marie Humphreys (Teddy) of Broomes Island, Maryland, Robin Elliott (Lloyd) of Broomes Island, Maryland, and Karen Conner Miller (Clyde), of Prince Frederick, Maryland. She is also survived by her Grandchildren, Kim Carter, Bobby Tennyson, Jamie Dalrymple, Chrissie Baggerly, Wes Humphreys, and Megan Elliott, 12 Great Grandchildren and 2 Great-great Grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the Rausch Funeral Home, 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, Maryland on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM where services will be held on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 11 AM. Interment will follow in Asbury Cemetery, Barstow, Maryland.

Memorial contributions may be made in her name to Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678. Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.