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Wanda Birdwell Devenport

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Wanda Birdwell Devenport

Fri, 05/29/2020 - 9:00 am

Wanda Birdwell Devenport, 89, passed away Monday, May 25, 2020 at her home in Graham. Funeral was held 2 p.m. Thursday, May 28, in Morrison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Pioneer Cemetery.

Wanda was born Jan. 10, 1931 in Troop to the late Katy Elizabeth (Burks) Shubert and John Wesley Shubert. She married George C. Birdwell, Sr. Nov. 27, 1954 in Graham. He preceded her in death on Sept. 23, 2006. Wanda was a resident of Graham most of her life and a member of Tonk Valley Community Church. She owned an upholstery and drapery shop, she was an ad salesperson for KSWA/KWKQ for several years, and was involved in farming and ranching. Wanda married Ozell Devenport in 2007 and he preceded her in death on April 1, 2018.

Survivors include; daughters, Connie Seay and husband Tommy of Graham, Carol Chestnut and husband Ronnie of Graham; son, George Birdwell, Jr. and wife Caren of Graham; grandchildren, Jimmy Hanks and wife, Linda, Jason Hanks and wife, Melissa, Blake Birdwell and wife, Natasha, Ryan Seaberry, and Jennifer Davis and husband, Blake; great grandchildren, Evaline, Caroline, Katherine, Braxton, Meara, Andrew, Emily, Alex and Jacob; sisters, Ann Booth of Tyler, Nettie Cox of Austin; brother, Marlow Shubert of Huntington.

Wanda was preceded in death by two husbands, a grandson, Trey Birdwell, children, Wayne West, Jerry Birdwell and Wanda Sue Birdwell, sisters, Mildred Suttlesworth, Francis Glaspie and Naomi Dickerson, and brothers, Nathan, Earl and Leon Shubert.

Visitation was held 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.