Wanda Maudine Mosher, age 91, a loving wife and adoring Mother, passed away peacefully at home on July 8, 2020, in McKinney, Texas. She was born in El Reno, Oklahoma on October 1, 1928. She was born the seventh of nine kids to Seaf and Irene Burton.
Wanda grew up on a farm in the beautiful rolling hills of Chase County, with her five brothers and three sisters. She graduated in 1946 from Chase County Community High School in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. After graduation Wanda moved to Wichita, Kansas and worked as a telephone operator. She married Mike Mosher in Wichita on April 6, 1957. In 1958, they moved to Decatur, Illinois, and in 1961 they moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas. Then in 1966 they moved to Carrollton, Texas, and in 1967 moved to Farmers Branch where they lived until 2013. They were members of Covenant Presbyterian Church which later became Faith United Presbyterian Church for over 50 years. Her life was centered around her church activities including volunteering as a Sunday school teacher, Brownie leader, and women of the church activities. Earlier in life she enjoyed bridge, square dancing, boating, snow skiing, traveling, and spending time with her grandchildren. Later in life, she enjoyed lunches with her friends, and spending time with her family.
Wanda is preceded in death by her husband Mike L. Mosher
Wanda will be remembered as a strong woman. She was a cancer survivor who lived with Parkinson’s Disease for 28 years and never complained. She also was blind in one eye for many years due to macular degeneration, and made arrangements to have her eyes donated. Through of all these struggles, she remained faithful, and would end each evening praying the Lord’s Prayer. She was a loving wife , loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, who always gave words of encouragement, who had a fun sense of humor, and without a doubt you could always count on Wanda to tell it like it is. She will be forever remembered and dearly missed by all.
She is survived by her daughters Stacey Mosher of McKinney, Texas, Janet Bolton and husband Todd of Lucas, Texas; six grandchildren: Kelli McMillan and husband Daniel, Kyle Piepenbrok and wife Ashley, Kristy Rooney and husband Eric, Josh Bolton and wife Micah, Jake Bolton and wife Meghan, Jason Bolton and Micah Sargent; granddaughters: Kinsley McMillan, Kaylin McMillan, Berkeley Bolton, Blakely Piepenbrok, Charlotte Rooney; great grandsons: Baylor Bolton, Barrett Bolton, Breck Piepenbrok, Colson Rooney, Chad Bolton, Connor Bolton; her brother Oliver Burton and wife Ruth Ann, and sister-in-law Virginia Burton; many special nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her Mother, Father, and her siblings: John Burton, Dorothy Pritz, Mildred Graham, Seaf(Bud) Burton, Wilma Bjorklund, Alvin Burton, and Robert Burton.
Because of COVID-19 inurnment will be at Hilltop Memorial Park in Carrollton, Texas for the family, and a memorial service will be held at a later date due to COVID-19.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Michael J Fox foundation for Parkinson’s Disease at michaeljfox.org, or charity of your choice.
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