Wanda Barron

We pray there is no pain, we pray there is no suffering, we pray there is only healing.

JULY 18, 2005 Monday

Wanda Louise Holden Barron was 74 years old when she passed away July 18, 2005 at St. Francis Heart Hospital. She was born May 23, 1931 to Benjamin Franklin and Dollie Stipe Holden. She married Tommy Barron and resided in McAlester for the last 28 years. She was a Texas Rangers fan and enjoyed gardening in her flowers, caring for her dogs, and spending time with her family. She was the most caring - nonjudgmental woman I knew for she did all she could for those in need.

Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Michelle Barron, of McAlester; and Barbara and Mark Wagstaff, of Tyler, Tx. Two grandchildren, Charlotte Wagstaff and John Wagstaff, of Tyler, Tx. Also, four sisters, Florence and Dewitt Farrel, Helen Blackwood, Watsie Holt, and Othel Lowrimore; and a sister-in-law, Ima Holden. Also, sisters/brothers-in-laws: Carol and Morry Reinsch, Sherman Tx; Garry and Butch Russel, and Louis and Helen Barron. She also had numerous nieces, nephews, cousins.

The funeral was held at Bishop Chapel of Memories on Thursday, July 21, 2005 and burial was at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Pallbearers included Dustin Young, David Hamilton, Brian Farrell and Derek Eagle. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin Franklin and Dollie Holden; her husband, Tommy Barron (Oct. 20, 2001); her son, Ted Michael Barron (April 2, 2005); a brother, Leonard Holden, and two sisters, Frankie Lowrimore and Opal Dietz.