Bessie Gaines

May 8, 1931 - December 1, 2018

Frankfort – Bessie Mae Wright Gaines, age 87, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018, in Frankfort. Services will be held at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2018, with Rev. David Calvert officiating. Burial will follow at Frankfort Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, and on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Mrs. Gaines was born in Frankfort on May 8, 1931, to the late Dudley May and Dora Smith Wright. She was united in marriage to Elza Stafford Gaines, who also preceded her in death. She retired from Texas Instruments as a supervisor. She was a member of Community Harvest Church of God and loved her church dearly. She was an avid bird watcher and loved her pet companions, Buddy and Levi. In her younger years, she had a passion for traveling, crafts and sewing, and a talent for cooking. Above all, she loved her family. She is survived by her children, Deborah Marie Gaines, Timothy Stafford Gaines (Terrie), Elza Steven Gaines, Richard Clayton Gaines (Andonya); by her adopted daughter, Melissa Faye Ballinger and twelve grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. She was preceded by her siblings, Martin Lee Wright, Everett Lawrence Wright, Cora Belle Hatton, Lucille Wright Grant, Edna Woods, and Frances Etheridge. Serving as pallbearers will be Noel Gaines, Tim Gaines, Jr., Dustin Allison, Christopher Gaines, T.J. Gaines, and Steve Wright. Honorary pallbearer will be Richard Clayton Gaines. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Bessie’s memory to a charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home.