Bessie Gifford

Bessie Gifford, 77, of Pine Bluff, died Friday. Survivors: daughters, Mary Lou Nichols and Alice Thompson; sons, Michael Kevin Gifford and James Keith Gifford; brother, James Ray Ratcliff; 11 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m., Tuesday, Robinson's Chapel. Burial: Fitzhugh Cemetery. Visitation: Monday, 6-8 p.m., Robinson's. www.ralphrobinsonandson.com.