CERRO GORDO, NC—Mary Emily Graham Gause, 85, of 2392 Otto Nance Road, Cerro Gordo, NC, died Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System.

The funeral will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, March 8, at Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church, 824 Cherry Grove Road, Cerro Gordo, NC, by Pastor Thomas Southerland.  Burial will be in the Mount Tabor Memorial Gardens.

Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Tuesday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and at the church 30 minutes prior to and following the service.

Surviving are her daughters, Gwendolyn Graham of Cerro Gordo, NC, Sonja Gause-Leach of Whiteville, and Tammy Gause of Sanford, NC; sons, Larry Graham of Cerro Gordo, NC, Cornelius Gause of Dillon, SC, and Sammy Gause of Charlotte, NC.

A service of Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville