Elma “Gene” Wishard finished her work here on Earth on December, 8, 2022. Gene Wishard was born in McKinney, Texas on July 13,1939 to Eugene and Elma Lowry. She was the oldest of five children and lived a life filled with laughter and love. She remained very close to her siblings and cherish her relationship with each one throughout her life. Family was always of an importance to her. Being a child of preacher meant a move to Washingston State where she graduated high school from Chehalis High in 1957. After graduation she attended Centralia Community College. Then moved back to Texas to attend Draughon’s Business College where she graduated in 1960. In 1962 she married Arthur Reed Wishard on November 30th. She loved God, her family and serving kids in the foster care system. She and her husband Reed worked several years at Boles Home as a house parents while raising their two children, Alan and Gena. She was a mother to countless children and loved each of them as her own. She also worked for Boles ISD as a financial manager.
Gene is survived by son Alan Reed Wishard, and wife Charmaine, and grandson, Austin Reed, of Oklahoma; sister Barbara Lockhart of Michigan, brothers John and Wayne Lowry of Texas, and foster daughter Judy Coomer, and granddaughter, Katy of Kentucky, and foster son James Vaugh and grandson, Jared.\
She was preceded in death by her parents and daughter, Gena Mae, a husband Reed Wishard, brother Hubert and his wife Janey Lowry, and sisters in law Margert Lowry, Sheila Wishard and niece Nicole Lowry Conlon.
In lieu of flowers the family is asking for donations to Creekside Church of Christ of Greenville, Widow’s Fund.