Facts: - party: democratic / much later republican - succeeded: joe mcpherson - birth date: 16 august 1922 - resting place: calvary baptist church cemetery in gardner - death date: 18 february 2013 - spouse: -lrb- , her death -rrb- 1 -rrb- ava brister dyess -lrb- married 1941-2005 - office: louisiana -rrb- state senator from district 29 -lrb- rapides parish - term end: 2000 - name: b.g. dyess - death place: naomi heights nursing home alexandria , louisiana - birth place: valentine creek gardner community rapides parish louisiana , usa - image size: 155px - occupation: minister ; civil servant - alma mater: oak hill high school - residence: alexandria , louisiana - |preceded: joe mcpherson - children: madeline faye dyess -lrb- deceased -rrb- - term start: 1996 - image: b. _ g. _ dyess_of_alexandria , _ la.jpg - religion: southern baptist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of b. g. dyess .
bernice g. dyess , known as b. g. dyess -lrb- august 16 , 1922 -- february 18 , 2013 -rrb- , was for seventy-three years a southern baptist minister from alexandria , louisiana , who served as a conservative democratic member of the louisiana state senate from 1996 to 2000 , in which capacity he was known for his opposition to gambling .from 1964 to 1988 , dyess was the rapides parish registrar of voters , a position to which he was appointed by the parish police jury -lrb- akin to the county commission in other states -rrb- .the registrar 's position brought dyess '' ex officio '' membership on the louisiana state board of election supervisors .he was succeeded as registrar by joanell luke wilson .ms. wilson retired in 2015 and was succeeded by linda '' lin '' dyess stewart , daughter of b. g. dyess .