PHILPOT, Mrs. Bessie L., a resident of Tuskegee, AL, passed July 13, 2026, at Powder Spring Center for Nursing and Healing in Powder Springs, GA. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. at Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Auburn, AL, Rev. Chester Levett, officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery, Auburn, AL, McKenzie's Funeral Home Staff, directing. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 24, 2026, from 2:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at the funeral home.

Mrs. Philpot will lie in state one hour prior to the service.

The family of Mrs. Bessie L. Philpot appreciates the support that they have received during their time of bereavement from so many people who knew and loved her. Please keep the Philpot Family in your thoughts and prayers.