Wilma H. Sanderson, 94, of Lexington, formerly of Arapahoe, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, at the First United Methodist Church of Arapahoe. The Rev. Onamae Waddel and Pastor Lana Dake will officiate.
Viewing and visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26, at Wenburg Funeral Home in Arapahoe and prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Oxford Cemetery at Oxford.
Wenburg Funeral Home in Arapahoe is in charge of the arrangements.
She was born in Franklin on Oct. 11, 1910, to George and Hattie (Chitwood) Carpenter.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Newel and Diana Sanderson of Lexington; and one daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Bruce Swan of Weston, Conn.
Other survivors include one granddaughter, Christina Sanderson, of Northridge, Calif.; five step-grandchildren, Brian Schweitzer, of Seward, Laura Schweitzer, of Lincoln, Bruce Swan, Jr. of Fairfield, Conn., Lisa Nikitas, of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Rodney Swan of San Pedro, Calif.; and eight great-grandchildren.
She attended school in Franklin before moving to Edison where she graduated from high school. She then attended the La Du Beauty Academy in Kansas City, Mo., and was one of the first licensees in the State of Nebraska for Beauticians.
She operated a beauty shop in Arapahoe before her marriage to Merlin Sanderson in 1936.
After living in California during World War II, they moved back to Oxford to work with his family on the farm.
After her husband passed away in 1975, she moved to Arapahoe for a number of years before moving to Lexington to be closer to her family, She was a member of the PEO in Arapahoe and the First United Methodist Church in both Oxford and Arapahoe.
Preceding her in death are her parents, her husband, granddaughter Brenda Casteel and 11 brothers and sisters.
Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church of Arapahoe, or Alzheimer's Foundation.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, at the First United Methodist Church of Arapahoe. The Rev. Onamae Waddel and Pastor Lana Dake will officiate.
Viewing and visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26, at Wenburg Funeral Home in Arapahoe and prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Oxford Cemetery at Oxford.
Wenburg Funeral Home in Arapahoe is in charge of the arrangements.
She was born in Franklin on Oct. 11, 1910, to George and Hattie (Chitwood) Carpenter.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Newel and Diana Sanderson of Lexington; and one daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Bruce Swan of Weston, Conn.
Other survivors include one granddaughter, Christina Sanderson, of Northridge, Calif.; five step-grandchildren, Brian Schweitzer, of Seward, Laura Schweitzer, of Lincoln, Bruce Swan, Jr. of Fairfield, Conn., Lisa Nikitas, of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Rodney Swan of San Pedro, Calif.; and eight great-grandchildren.
She attended school in Franklin before moving to Edison where she graduated from high school. She then attended the La Du Beauty Academy in Kansas City, Mo., and was one of the first licensees in the State of Nebraska for Beauticians.
She operated a beauty shop in Arapahoe before her marriage to Merlin Sanderson in 1936.
After living in California during World War II, they moved back to Oxford to work with his family on the farm.
After her husband passed away in 1975, she moved to Arapahoe for a number of years before moving to Lexington to be closer to her family, She was a member of the PEO in Arapahoe and the First United Methodist Church in both Oxford and Arapahoe.
Preceding her in death are her parents, her husband, granddaughter Brenda Casteel and 11 brothers and sisters.
Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church of Arapahoe, or Alzheimer's Foundation.
Wilma H. Sanderson, 94, of Lexington, formerly of Arapahoe, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, at the First United Methodist Church of Arapahoe. The Rev. Onamae Waddel and Pastor Lana Dake will officiate.
Viewing and visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26, at Wenburg Funeral Home in Arapahoe and prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Oxford Cemetery at Oxford.
Wenburg Funeral Home in Arapahoe is in charge of the arrangements.
She was born in Franklin on Oct. 11, 1910, to George and Hattie (Chitwood) Carpenter.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Newel and Diana Sanderson of Lexington; and one daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Bruce Swan of Weston, Conn.
Other survivors include one granddaughter, Christina Sanderson, of Northridge, Calif.; five step-grandchildren, Brian Schweitzer, of Seward, Laura Schweitzer, of Lincoln, Bruce Swan, Jr. of Fairfield, Conn., Lisa Nikitas, of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Rodney Swan of San Pedro, Calif.; and eight great-grandchildren.
She attended school in Franklin before moving to Edison where she graduated from high school. She then attended the La Du Beauty Academy in Kansas City, Mo., and was one of the first licensees in the State of Nebraska for Beauticians.
She operated a beauty shop in Arapahoe before her marriage to Merlin Sanderson in 1936.
After living in California during World War II, they moved back to Oxford to work with his family on the farm.
After her husband passed away in 1975, she moved to Arapahoe for a number of years before moving to Lexington to be closer to her family, She was a member of the PEO in Arapahoe and the First United Methodist Church in both Oxford and Arapahoe.
Preceding her in death are her parents, her husband, granddaughter Brenda Casteel and 11 brothers and sisters.
Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church of Arapahoe, or Alzheimer's Foundation.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 27, at the First United Methodist Church of Arapahoe. The Rev. Onamae Waddel and Pastor Lana Dake will officiate.
Viewing and visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 26, at Wenburg Funeral Home in Arapahoe and prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Oxford Cemetery at Oxford.
Wenburg Funeral Home in Arapahoe is in charge of the arrangements.
She was born in Franklin on Oct. 11, 1910, to George and Hattie (Chitwood) Carpenter.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Newel and Diana Sanderson of Lexington; and one daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Bruce Swan of Weston, Conn.
Other survivors include one granddaughter, Christina Sanderson, of Northridge, Calif.; five step-grandchildren, Brian Schweitzer, of Seward, Laura Schweitzer, of Lincoln, Bruce Swan, Jr. of Fairfield, Conn., Lisa Nikitas, of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Rodney Swan of San Pedro, Calif.; and eight great-grandchildren.
She attended school in Franklin before moving to Edison where she graduated from high school. She then attended the La Du Beauty Academy in Kansas City, Mo., and was one of the first licensees in the State of Nebraska for Beauticians.
She operated a beauty shop in Arapahoe before her marriage to Merlin Sanderson in 1936.
After living in California during World War II, they moved back to Oxford to work with his family on the farm.
After her husband passed away in 1975, she moved to Arapahoe for a number of years before moving to Lexington to be closer to her family, She was a member of the PEO in Arapahoe and the First United Methodist Church in both Oxford and Arapahoe.
Preceding her in death are her parents, her husband, granddaughter Brenda Casteel and 11 brothers and sisters.
Memorials may be given to the United Methodist Church of Arapahoe, or Alzheimer's Foundation.
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