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Wanda Marie Jennings Strawn
Birth: 24 Nov 1911 Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Death: 1 Apr 2002 (aged 90) New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas, USA
Burial: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA
Memorial #: 119108717
Bio: NEW BRAUNFELS - Wanda Marie Strawn, 90, of New Braunfels, died Monday, April 1, 2002, at Sterling House of New Braunfels. She was born Nov. 24, 1911, in Wichita, Kan., to Joseph David and Mary Ewing (Parks) Jennings. She moved to Texas in 1935 with her parents. They established their home in the Rio Grande Valley. Wanda was a soloist for different civic organizations and she was very active in the church choir. She married Arthur J. Strawn in 1941 and spent many years in the Mission, McAllen and Edinburg area. Mrs. Strawn was employed as a teacher in the Valley School Districts. When Mr. and Mrs. Strawn retired, they moved to the Hill Country town of Kerrville. Again, they became active in their church and spent many years working with the senior adults, singing in that special choir. Upon the death of her husband, Wanda Strawn moved to New Braunfels to live near her daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Bill Alldaffer. Mrs. Strawn and her husband, also had two other children, Patricia Annette and Larry Arthur who are deceased. She was a grandmother to Joy Owensby, Jay Johnson, Jennifer Johnson, Lee Ann Otto, Cheryl McClenney, Wanda Colwell and great-grandma to Owen and Colby McClenney, Jeremiah and Elijah Otto, Bethany Owensby, Courtney Czerniakl and Danielle Colwell, all from the Houston and Corpus Christi area. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, at Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home in New Braunfels, with the Rev. Rick Bartlett officiating. Interment will follow at noon at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Kerrville. Funeral arrangements are under direction of Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home in New Braunfels, (830) 609-2733. Kerrville Daily Times (TX) - Tuesday, April 2, 2002
Inscription: Thy will be done
Family Members
Spouse
Arthur Jacob Strawn 1914-1998
Children
Patricia Annette Strawn Colwell 1937-1979
Created by: Pat Weber (47198478)
Added: 21 Oct 2013
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119108717/wanda-marie-strawn
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 October 2018), memorial page for Wanda Marie Jennings Strawn (24 Nov 1911?1 Apr 2002), Find A Grave Memorial no. 119108717, citing Garden of Memories Cemetery, Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Pat Weber (contributor 47198478) .
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