Georgetown: Zola G. Bessinger, 84, died Friday, June 23, 2006 at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bessinger was born July 16, 1921 in Cornell, Wisconsin, a daughter of the late Claude and Anna Gillette of Fountain City, Wis. She was a graduate of Winyah High School and attended Cornell University. Mrs. Bessinger was a Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) (Special Service) veteran of World War II. She was stationed in the European Theatre as a secretary for General Patton and a USO volunteer. Mrs. Bessinger was often requested to sing the "Ave Maria" for many veterans' Masses while in Paris, France. Mrs. Bessinger was a devoted member of St. Mary, Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church, where she had been married and had participated in the Choir as a soprano voice. She was "ecumenical" in her love of Jesus-reaching out to others. She was often asked to sing in the "Messiah" at Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church. Mrs. Bessinger previously worked as a bookkeeper for Georgetown Memorial Hospital before retiring as head bookkeeper-accountant of the Medical Building in Georgetown. After retirement, she worked as a part-time secretary for a local church. Surviving Mrs. Bessinger, a blessed wife of fifty-nine years and loving mother, are: her husband, James C. Bessinger of Georgetown; two daughters, Gloria Prosser and her husband Norman and Linda Bessinger, all of Charleston; two sons, James L. Bessinger and his wife Carol and Douglas Bessinger and his wife Christina, all of Georgetown; a sister, Violet Jones of Arcadia, Wis.; four grandsons; two granddaughters; and a great-grandson. Services will be private. Sign a guest book at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary, Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Church, P. O. Box 766, Georgetown, S. C. 29442 or the charity of one's choice. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440