Wanda Lou Skaggs

Wanda Lou Skaggs was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on March 14, 2023, at the age of 93 years old. Wanda was born five minutes before her identical twin Wilma Sue on June 23, 1929, in Bartlesville, OK to Myrdia D. and Elsie (White) Dowell. Wanda was raised in Bartlesville with one brother, Paul and sisters, Ruth, Dorothy and Wilma. The four sisters loved to sing and were referred to as the Dowell Quartet, and often sang on a local radio show. Other interests included sports, playing on a softball team where the Dowell girls made up almost half the team. Wanda graduated from College High in 1947. During her school years she sometimes switched identity with her twin just to see if anyone noticed. From a young age Wanda loved the Lord and grew up in the Church of God located at 8th and Dewey in Bartlesville. It was at this church that she met the young man who eventually became the love of her life, Warren Skaggs Jr. They were united in marriage on February 18, 1949. Wanda and Warren raised three daughters and while their girls were teenagers, (after the oldest, Diana graduated and left the home) the family attended the Bartlesville First Church of the Nazarene. Both Wanda and Warren were very active in the church and were awarded the Distinguished Service Award in 2010. Wanda was a lifelong faithful servant for Christ. She sang in the choir, was a member of the Encore choir, served as Sunday School secretary and organized countless funeral dinners. On April 4, 2016, Warren preceded her in death after 67 years of faithful marriage. Once retired Warren and Wanda traveled and played golf on many different golf courses throughout the continental U.S. and Hawaii. Later in life they took many memorable trips with Wanda’s twin sister, Wilma and her husband Charles Fory. Wanda loved her church family and participated in many church activities. In her free time she enjoyed working on puzzles, reading, crocheting, gardening and cooking for others. She was a loving wife and mother. Most of all Wanda was a wonderful godly lady who love the Lord her God with all her heart, with all her soul, and with all her mind. Wanda is survived by three daughters, Diana Sue Harkins and Richard of Tulsa, Pamela Ann Dale and John of Mason, TX, and Carol Lou Ryan and Rick of Bartlesville; 10 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, parents and siblings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Journey Home, 900 NE Washington Blvd., Bartlesville, OK 74006. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Comforting Hands Hospice for their tender love and care for our mom, Wanda! Services will be held on Friday, March 31, at 2 p.m., at the Bartlesville First Church of the Nazarene. Interment will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.

Wanda Lou Skaggs

June 23, 1929 - March 14, 2023