Frankie Thompson Lange

Funeral services for Mrs. Frankie Thompson Lange, 67, of Gilmer will be held 11:00 A.M , Thursday, February 12, 2015 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Bro. Donny Chamberlain and Bro. Wayne Norvell officiating. Burial will follow in Rosewood Cemetery in Upshur County. Mrs. Lange passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 in Gilmer. She was born on November 5, 1947 in Winnsboro, Texas to A.Z. and Doris Weatherby Thompson. Mrs. Lange was an activity director at the Wesley House Assisted Living before her retirement and a member of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her sons, Little Buddy Lange and wife, Pam of Grice, Larry Lange and wife, Karen of Gilmer; her daughter, Ellena Fennell and husband, Dwayne of Gilmer; brother, Bobby Thompson of Gilmer; sister, Gaynell Cornette of Portland, Oregon; eight grandchildren, Amanda Winn, Ernie Lange, P. J. Lange, Kristina Robertson, Mitch Lange, Shaylee Fennell, Allie Fennell, Scott Betterton and eight great grandchildren. Mrs. Lange is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Orville Thompson and sister, Maxine McCammond. The pallbearers for Mrs. Lange"s service will be Little Buddy Lange, Larry Lange, Dwayne Fennell, Ernie Lange, P. J. Lange, Mitch Lange, Scott Betterton, Jesse Wheeler and Terry Reinhart. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 11, from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Wesley House Assisted Living, 231 Quail Dr., Gilmer, TX.75644 or Hospice Care Team 4362 Hwy 259 N., Longview, TX. 75605.