TITLE:   Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Benton Gasque

SOURCE:  The Post and Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  The Post and Courier

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

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GASQUE, Mary
LATTA, SC - Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Benton Gasque, 84, of Latta 
died on Friday, October 5, 2001 at a local medical center. The funeral 
will be held on Sunday, October 7, 2001 at 3:00 p.m. at Latta United 
Methodist Church with burial at Magnolia Cemetery in Latta. Kannaday's 
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation will be held on 
Saturday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at Kannaday's Funeral Home in Latta.
Mrs. Gasque was born on November 16, 1916 in Puyallup, Washington to 
Edgar Augustus Benton and Blanche Altamae Peacock Benton and was 
reared in Hanson, Mass. Mrs. Gasque was a graduate of Whitman High 
School and Brockton Business College. She was a secretary for the 
federal government in Washington, DC at the Italian Division of the 
Office of Secret Service. Mrs. Gasque was a member of the Latta United 
Methodist Church and a member of the Josephine Stackhouse Circle. She 
was married to Samuel Norwood Gasque, Sr. for 60 years. She is survived
by her husband, Judge (Ret) Samuel Norwood Gasque, Sr., of the home; 
sons, Samuel Norwood (Marilyn) Gasque, Jr. of Flat Rock, NC, and Paul 
Edgar (Laura) Gasque of Latta; daughters, Judith Anne Gasque Moody of 
Florence and Nancy Ruth Gasque (Buzzy) Finklea of Latta; a sister, 
Glenna Ruth Oksanen of Halifax, Mass; grandchildren, Jesse James 
(Jennifer) Brigman, III, Nancy Elizabeth "Betsy" Finklea, Belva 
Jenkinson (Andy) Britt, Tracy Fore Finklea, Paul Conan Gasque, Lauren 
Elizabeth Gasque, all of Latta; and great-granddaughter, Savannah 
Victoria Britt of Latta. She was predeceased by a son, James Robert 
Gasque. Memorials may be made to Latta Methodist Church, P.O. Box 95, 
Latta, SC 29565 or the charity of one's choice. (Published Oct 6, 2001)
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