Wanda June Gelvin

Graveside services for Wanda June Gelvin, 90, of Gladewater, will be held on Sunday, August 18, 2013, at 2 P.M. at Gladewater Memorial Park with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Born on June 7, 1923, in Healdton, Oklahoma, to Dayton C. and Octie Jane Strawn, Wanda June Strawn Gelvin entered into eternal rest on Friday, August 16, 2013. She was a homemaker and a member of the North Loop Church of Christ. Throughout her life she enjoyed preserving the history of Gladewater, and she simply adored the Gladewater Former Students' Association. Her life of helpfulness, humility, and faithfulness signaled her as one who thoroughly enjoyed life to its fullest. She is survived by two nieces, Dr. Bonny Linda Cain of Waco, and Melinda Ann Benson of Gilmer; and one nephew, Barry Lee Cook of Gladewater. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, James Gelvin; sisters, Betty Cook Chronister and Peggy Muraco; and brother, James David 'Jimmy' Strawn. No visitation is scheduled.