Wanda Rhamy

Wanda went to sleep on earth and woke in Heaven to meet her Lord and Savior on May 20, 2015. What a glorious reunion she is having today with family and friends she longed to see. Wanda dedicated her life to the Lord and to her family. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was truly a role model and wonderful Christian example to her family. She was a Sunday School teacher a First Assembly of God where she also taught Children's Church for many years and at New Hope Assembly. She shared a nursing home ministry for many years with two of her closest friends, Ethel Casey and Edna Pratt. Wanda continued her giving in a volunteer capacity with a local hospice visiting nursing home patients while she was well into her 80's. Even after entering the nursing home, she continued giving to others. She never failed to pray for someone when the opportunity arose. Wanda was born March 6, 1925 in Avant, OK, the sixth child of William Earl McCoy and Mary Clarissa Huffman. She was reared and received her education in Avant, graduating the 10th grade in 1941. She married Clint Levon Rhamy on June 30, 1941 in Pawhuska, OK. Clint and Wanda were expecting their first child when Clint was drafted in September of 1942 and sent immediately overseas. Peggy LaVone was born the day after Clint left. Serving his tour of duty in the South Pacific, Peggy was 36 months old before seeing her Daddy for the first time. During the war Wanda worked at the tent factory in Pawhuska, taking the bus to and from. When Clint returned after the war, they moved to Bartlesville in 1945. There were three more children born to this union after they moved to Bartlesville; Thomas Wayne, Sherryl Lynn and Garry Allen. Wanda continued her residence in Bartlesville where she was a beautician for a number of years. She moved to Dewey in 2013 where she has since been a resident at Forrest Manor Nursing Center. Wanda is survived by a son, Garry Rhamy of Decatur, IL. Two daughters; Peggy Richardson (Max) and Sherry Smith (Roy) both of Bartlesville. Grandchildren; Max Lee Richardson Jr., Melissa Girault, Katina Karmacharya, Kristen Agrawal, Alissa Hawkins, Cassandra Rhamy and Tara Tull as well as 11 great-grandchildren and a special friend, Harry Hughes of Dewey. Wanda was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Thomas Wayne Rhamy who died while serving in the Armed Forces in 1967. Three sisters; Fern McCoy Wright, Earlene McCoy Wright, Jewell McCoy Wagoner, two brothers; Russel Don McCoy and Harve Frese McCoy. Services for Wanda will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2015 in the Walker-Brown Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tony Hays officiating. Her final resting place will be in Memorial Park Cemetery beside her son. Arrangements are under the direction of Walker-Brown Funeral Home.

Wanda Rhamy

March 6, 1925 - May 20, 2015