Yes, he did die.
Choked
she shot him in the back five times and throw him in the lake.
Bessie Margolin died in 1996.
Bessie Moses died in 1965.
Bessie Marchant died in 1941.
Bessie Rischbieth died in 1967.
Bessie A. Buchanan died in 1980.
Bessie Brown died in 1955.
Bessie Stringfield died in 1993.
Bessie Smith was married three times, first to Earl Love, and then to Jack Gee, althought both marriages ended. she also was in a relationship with Richard Morgan, a Chattanooga,Tennessee If I'm not mistaken her last husband was also in the music business both died in a car accident . ***************** Bessie was never officially divorced from Jack. After Jack took Bessie's money to open Gertie Saunders show that relationship was over but they never got a divorce. Richard Morgan was not Bessie's husband or even a boyfriend. He was a friend who basically was only in it for the money. Richard did not die in the auto accident. He survived. Bessie basically died from massive internal injuries and was in shock by the time help got there.
Ms. Bessie Blount died of old age.
Bessie Rayner Parkes died in 1925.