Bess I. Filbert (1884-1955) was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and died in
Los Angeles, California. She worked as a gown designer. Both of her parents, Lizzie L.
and John P. Filbert, were students of Mary Baker Eddy's and Christian Science teachers
and practitioners. However, there is no record of Filbert studying with Mary Baker Eddy
or joining The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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