Wanda Jean Wilson

1959 - 2017  (58 years)

• Name	Wanda Jean Wilson  [1]
  Born	7 Mar 1959	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	9 Jul 2017	Texas   [1]
  Buried	12 Jul 2017	Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	n the early morning hours of July 9, 2017, Wanda Jean (Wilson Allee) Knight went home to be with her Lord. Wanda was born in Hemphill, Texas to Delorse and Marlin Wilson on March 7, 1959. She was a 1977 graduate of Sam Houston High School and went on to have a career in the insurance field that spanned 38 years. She worked for Byrd Insurance Agency in Lufkin, Texas for the past 16 years. Her early years were spent in Houston, Texas where she was licensed and earned her ACSR designation. Wanda loved her job and the many people and customers that she came in contact with and served. Wanda also loved reading her many books and her vacations with her mom and her husband. Wanda is survived by her husband, Thomas B. Knight of Hemphill, Texas; her daughter, Dana Allee of Houston, Texas; her mother, Delorse Tatom Wilson Scott and husband, Glen, of Lindale, Texas; her sister, Marlene Wilson Fletcher and husband, Gregory, of Huffman, Texas; sister-in-law, Xan Wilson of Porter, Texas and Ann M. Knight of Livingston, Texas; two step-sisters, Glenda Whisenhunt and husband, Perri, of Chappell Hill, Texas and Sherri Etamad and husband, Kamran, of Tyler, Texas; stepson, David Knight of Port Neches, Texas, Darrell Knight of Groves, Texas, Lee Reeves of Orange, Texas and step-daughter, Angel Wynn of Port Neches, Texas and grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Wanda was preceded in death by her grandparents, Melvin and Orie Wilson and Clyde and Marie Tatom, her father, Marlin Wilson, and her brother, Melvin Wilson. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel, Hemphill with interment to follow at Plainview Cemetery, Pineland, Texas. Downloaded from the Starr Funeral Home Website Also published in The Sabine County Reporter July 12, 2017, Page 5
  Person ID	I46911	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Charley Marlin Wilson,   b. 5 Oct 1933,   d. 14 Sep 1999, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Delorse Ilene Tatom,   b. 1 Aug 1939, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 9 Aug 2019, Texas  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F13697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Mar 1959 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Died - 9 Jul 2017 - Texas Buried - 12 Jul 2017 - Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), July 12, 2017, Page 5 (Reliability: 3).