Clara Lea (Wise) Gaston

She was born August 29, 1938 in Wayne Township, Greene County, a daughter of the late Ira “Buss” and Verda Jane Phillips Wise.

Clara was a school teacher for the Manheim, Gettysburg and Upper Adams School districts from 1960 to 1976. She then worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Education in Harrisburg from 1976 until her retirement in 1993.

She has been living back in Greene County for the last 12 years.

Surviving are two children, Bryan Ira Gaston (Twyla) of Spring Run and Carla May Davis (Kelvin) of Conway, SC; five grandchildren, Jalesa Gaston, Michael Gaston, William Gaston, Holly Junkin and Matthew Gaston; 8 great grandchildren; and

a brother-in-law, Russell Hall of Waynesburg.

Deceased are two sisters, Linda Hall, and Louie May Wise, who died in infancy; and two brothers, Joseph I. Wise and Albert Jack Wise.

Friends will be received Monday, December 12, 2022 from 12 noon to 1:00 pm. The hour of services in the Behm Funeral Home, 182 W. High St., Waynesburg, PA 15370, with the Rev. Dr. William Parker, officiating. Interment will follow in Greene County Memorial Park, Waynesburg. Condolences may be expressed online at www.behmfh.com.