Wanda Hendren

Wanda Belle Hendren, 88 year old Grove, Oklahoma resident passed away Tuesday December 6, 2011 in Grove, Oklahoma. Wanda was born on July 1, 1923 on a farm near Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, to Oscar and Belle (Richardson) Youngs, Wanda graduated from Grove High school as the salutatorian on May 16, 1941. Wanda, worked for some time as a legal secretary before owning and operating along with her husband the OTASCO store in Grove, Oklahoma for 24 years before retiring in 1984. She was also a charter Member of Carr Baptist Church near Grove, Oklahoma. She loved to cook and even published a cookbook with many of her favorite recipes. Wanda also enjoyed sewing and traveling. Wanda is preceded in death by her husband, Jack; sister, Velma Youngs; and grandson, Daniel McCord. Wanda leaves many loving memories with her family, son, Kent Hendren and wife Lynn, of Grove, Oklahoma; daughters, Cheryl Marshall of Grove, Oklahoma, and Karen McCord and husband Marty of Altamont, Kansas; brother, Jack Youngs, and wife Elaine of Cable, Ohio; and sisters, Oneeta Berry and husband Joe, of Grove, Oklahoma, and Jo Ann Buckett and husband Sam, of Grove, Oklahoma; seven grandchildren, Jackie Cooper, Michael Marshall, Michelle Martin, Jill McAbee, Aaron McCord, Alisha McCord, and Katie Hendren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral Services for Wanda will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 9, 2011 at the Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home Chapel in Grove, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at Wann Cemetery near Southwest City, Missouri. Online condolences may be left at www.honoringmemories.com. Services are under the direction of Worley Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove, Oklahoma.

Service Details

Friday, December 9th, 2011 10:00am, Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove

Interment Details

Wann Cemetery