home.
The family will schedule a celebration of life at a later date. Cremation was under the care
and direction of Bright-Holland Funeral Home.
Ms. Gessman was born on February 7, 1947 to Hubert and Minnie Allen in Liberty, Texas.
Elwanda retired from Southwestern Bell.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be made to Baby Gunn’s Animal
Rescue, 4210 Choctaw Lane, Paris, TX 75460.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Murry Gessman in 2020 and her parents.
Survivors include include her four children: Damon Gessman and wife, Deidra, of Winnsboro,
Gregory Gessman and wife, Amanda, of San Antonio, Donna Cockrum and husband, Rickey, of
Powderly, Cindi Hicks and husband, Buck, of Greenville: 11 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren
and 2 siblings, Connie Foret of Hawthorne, Florida and Duane Allen of Edinburg, Texas.
Elwanda had a kind heart and never met a stranger. She loved to spend her time visiting with
family and friends.