Wanda Gilmore
Funeral services for Wanda J. Gilmore of Caddo Mills, which she called “God’s Country”, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Coker-Mathews Chapel with Rev. Randy Rather officiating. Burial will be in the Caddo Mills IOOF Cemetery.
Mrs. Gilmore died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be John Horn, Phillip Martin, Dwayne Patterson, Dusty Payne, Jimmy Thomason and Rod Thomason.
She was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, the daughter of Alvin and Mildred Akins Wheat. She married Joe Gilmore on May 30, 1972. She was a homemaker, artist and professional volunteer.
Mrs. Gilmore’s volunteer service included:
Reading Is Fundamental, Urban Park Elementary School, 1977-1983, winning best reading program three years in a row; Caddo Mills Chamber of Commerce, Charter member serving as secretary/ treasurer 16 years; Hunt County Fair Creative Arts Department, 1983 to present, serving as Home Improvement chairperson four years, secretary, vice president, president and currently serving as superintendent; Hunt County Fair Association Board of Directors, 1989 to present, served as parliamentarian 10 years and currently serving as secretary; Caddo Mills Housing Authority, 1999 to present, serving as board member; Caddo Mills Economic Development, 1999-2002, served as president three years; United Way of Hunt County, 1999 to present, served as secretary, vice president, president, Small Business Blitz chair seven years, Champaign chair four years, awarded the Jean Foster Spirit of Volunteerism Award 2006; Drugfree Greenville Board of Directors, 2002 to present, served as historian for Shattered Dreams two years and photographer five years; Hunt County Consumer Science Board, 2001 to present; Hunt County Texans In Leadership Program, Aug. 12, 1998, Charter graduate, awarded the Texas Rural Leadership Program Local Leader Award April 28, 2004, in New Braunfels, Texas; Caddo Mills Extension Education Association Club, helped form Caddo club serving as president two years and vice president two years; Greenville Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, Class 17, certified as a Disabled Parking Enforcement Officer; Caddo Mills Historical Society, served as secretary one year; Caddo Mills Chapter No. 82 OES, 2002 to present, Order of the Eastern Star member since 1974, served as Adah two years, Martha one year, Associate Matron two years, Worthy Matron one year and currently serving on the Worthy Grand Matrons Registration Committee; Greenville Chamber of Commerce, 2004 served as Ambassador one year; Hunt County Alliance of Economic Development, 1999 to present, registration (meeter and greeter); Greenville Noon Lions Club, 2001 to present, served as Lion Tamer three years, currently serving as second vice president, awarded Grass Roots Lion award 2006-2007; District 2X1 Lions Club, served as cabinet secretary 2004-2005, chaired the Camp New Horizons Committee, Diabetes Awareness Committee and Diabetes Essay Contest Committee 2006-2007; Caddo Mills City Council, 2006 to present, serving as councilwoman; Government Affairs Council Local Government Committee, 2000 to present.
Survivors include husband, Joe Gilmore of Caddo Mills; three daughters, Susan Olivarez and husband, Mario Jr., Jodi Herold and husband, John, and Melissa Wood and husband Jeff; eight grandchildren, Brandi Sims, Shane and Kristina Sims, Emily and John Herold, Lauren Ross and Madison and Peyton Wood; four great-grandchildren, Tyler Sims, Jaxson Sims, Charlie Sims and Lilly Ana McBryde; her mother, Mildred Wheat; sister, Kay Meredith; twin sister, Sylvia Ranford and husband, Bill; sister, Dorothy Northcutt and husband, Dennis and a large extended family.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Memorials may be made to the United Way of Hunt County or the Scottish Rite Hospital.