Wilma Snelson, 90, died Thursday, March 27, 2014, in Amarillo.
Services were held Monday, March 31, 2014, in the Hedley Church of Christ with Don Stone, officiating.
Burial followed at Rowe Cemetery in Hedley.
Arrangements were under the direction Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Wilma was born August 14, 1923, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to Alfred Perry and Minnie Viola Johnson. She married William Manford Snelson on March 16, 1946, in Memphis. She had been a longtime resident of Hedley before moving to Amarillo 5 years ago. While at Ware Living Center in Amarillo, she enjoyed playing dominoes, helped bake cookies, and loved visiting with people. She was a homemaker and a member of the Hedley Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1993; a daughter, Pamela Ray Thomas; and a great grandson.
She is survived by her three daughters, Cherry Waddell and husband Jimmy, Katrina Dowd, and Marsha Favor all of Amarillo; 11 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; and 12 great great grandchildren.
The family request memorials be sent to the Hedley Church of Christ or Hedley Sr. Citizens.
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