Bessie Eleanor Lange Wise

_{Bessie Eleanor Lange Wise was born March 3, 1934, in Gause, to Cecil and Ratha Zedlitz Lange. She had twi siblings, Harold and Gloria Beth.}

_{She was a postal clerk in the Gause Post Office for several years and taught Sunday School and played piano for the Gause Full Gospel Church for many years.  After her children had all started to school she attended St. Edwards University in Austin to obtain her degree and fulfill her lifelong dream of being a teacher. She retired from the Gause ISD.  She battled dementia and was a resident at Crossroads Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hearne at her demise.}

_{Bessie passed from this life into Glory on Jan. 30, 2022.} 

_{She was preceded in death by her parents, Ratha and Cecil Lange; her brother, Harold Lange; and her daughter, Martha Gressett.} 

_{She is survived by daughters, Patti Wilson of Scotland, Ariz., and Marantha and husband Mike Stratta of Bryan; her son, Larry Wise of Las Vegas, N.V.; her sister, Gloria Beth and husband William “Bubba” Frey of Gause; grandchildren, James and wife Kimberly, Robert, and Lisa Humphrey, Elizabeth and Daniel and wife Kayla Gressett, and Lane Stratta; and great-grandson, Wyatt Gressett.}

_{There will be a Memorial Service at Gause Full Gospel Church, 14069 East US Hwy 79 in Gause on Feb. 20, 2022, at noon. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to Gause Full Gospel Church or Gause Cemetery Assn or a charity of your choice.}