William Gause BENNETTSVILLE -- Services for William Curtis Gause, 69, will be held at 11 a.m. today in Sunset Memorial Park. Whitner-Evans Funeral Home is in charge. Mr. Gause died Saturday. Born in Marlboro Co., he was a son of the late James and Vernon Prince Gause. He was a Marine veteran of the Korean Conflict. Surviving are wife, Sylvia Gore Gause; son, William Gause Jr.; daughters, Jennifer Schlette and Debbie Gause; brother, Clarence Gause; sisters, Annie Gause, Beulah Gibson and Nell Martin; grandchildren, Chris and Frank Gause, Jill Feldner and Noelle Schlette; great-grandchild, Mannie Feldner