Travis Mitchell Bess, 30, of Hanson, KY passed away on Friday, August 31, 2018.

He was born on August 12, 1988 in Rockford, IL to Sharon Spriggs and Tony Bess. Travis was a coal miner with River View Coal Company in Waverly, KY and was a member of Grapevine missionary Baptist Church in Madisonville. He enjoyed fishing, working out, gardening and was a Chicago Bears fan. His true love was spending time with his family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Jonathan Spriggs; grandmother's and step-grandfathers, Ed and Etta Bennett and Nelda and Robert Bess; and grandfather, Eugene Mitchell.

Survivors include his wife, Luci Bess; mother and step-father, Sharon and Danny Spriggs of Madisonville; father and step-mother, Tony and Liz Bess of Dixon, KY; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Blake and Teresa Porter of Slaughters, KY; son, Owen Bess of Hanson; step-daughter, Farrah Jones of Hanson; sisters and brother-in-law, April Spriggs of Cameron, NC, Crystal and Heath Littlepage of Madisonville and Brittany Spriggs of Madisonville; brothers and sister-in-law, Tony and Lindsey Bess of Earlington, KY, Troy Bess of Madisonville and Nathan Spriggs of Evansville, IN; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Cain and Lauren Myers of Nashville, TN; and several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service celebrating the life of Travis will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Grapevine Missionary Baptist Church in Madisonville with Dr. Bob Morrison officiating and Bro. Kent Workman assisting. Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville is in charge of the arrangements. Burial to follow at Slaughters Cemetery in Slaughter, KY.

The visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday at Harris Funeral Home and from 11 a.m. until the service hour Wednesday at Grapevine Missionary Baptist Church.

The pallbearers are Travis Brewer, Terence Wright, Justin Clark, Damien Hale, Robert Collins and Nick Willet.