Wanda Louise Farmer Parsons, 88, of Greenville, passed away on September 29, 2023 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 3rd, at 2 pm, at Coker-Mathews Funeral Chapel with Paster Butch Bruton officiating. Interment will follow at Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 2nd, from 6 pm to 8 pm at the funeral home.
Wanda was born on August 30, 1935 in the Concord Community, Hunt County, Texas to John Albert and Hazel Surratt Farmer.
As a child, Wanda grew up with her twin brothers on the family farm where she picked cotton and enjoyed the country way of life. As a teenager, Wanda began her many occupations over the years to support her three girls as a single mother. From building fiberglass boats, working at Haggar Slacks, managing the Booterie Shoe Store, running Winchell’s Donuts, and the last 15 years running a Daycare Center in her home till retiring in the mid-90s.
Wanda was always the life of the party. She always had a house full of people, a home-cooked meal with no measuring, and was always there to pull up a chair to hear out your problems or concerns. Wanda could always be depended upon to do whatever to help her family out whom she loved very much. She was a Christian and a strong believer in Faith. Through her many illnesses over the last couple of years, she believed that is what kept her going.
She was preceded in death by her father J.A. (1993), mother Hazel (1995), brother Leo Farmer (2016) and wife Janis (1998), Theo Farmer (2018) and wife Shirley (1979), Twin Great-great Grand-babies Rhett & Scarlett Flournoy (2022), and daughter Linda Davis East (2010).
Wanda is survived by daughters Donna Wilson Jarvis and husband Marshall, Barbi Parsons Nichols and husband Brad, grandchildren Zach Nichols, Zane Nichols, Zoie Nichols, Melinda Latte, Shauna Treat, Jill Phillips, Cody Jarvis, 13 Great-Grandchildren, and 1 Great-Great Granddaughter. Also Survives sister-in-law, Ann Farmer, and close friend Charlsey Tidwell.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Holt, Philip Farmer, Dustin McClain, Jeff Gore, Judd Knight, and Rodney Ludwig.
Special thanks to Dr. Julie Barnard and staff for all the care they have given to our mom over the years. Also, to Family First Home Health and Hospice over the past month, we are forever grateful for all.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to: Bethel Cemetery 396 CR 3324 Greenville TX 75402
