Wanda Merlene (Huggins) Warden
Wanda Merlene (Huggins) Warden, 83, died March 27, 2011. She was born Sept. 8, 1927, in Joppa to Honnie and Irene (Bill) Huggins and was married to Dayton Reed Warden of Bertram for almost 65 years.
Her priorities were God, family, church and community. She was her husband’s substitute mail carrier for 23 years and a full-time mail carrier for three years. Her talents were decorating on a dime, hanging wallpaper (one of the Paper Dolls), painting, moving furniture, working in the yard, floral arrangement, poetry and seeing each letter of the alphabet in its own unique color.
She had been in service with the Lord since 10 years old. She was ordained as one of the first women elders in Bertram Cumberland Presbyterian Church in 1973 and was the moderator of South Texas Presbytery in 1975.
She was president of the Bertram Chamber of Commerce at two different times and directed the Girl Scouts Day Camp for 12 years in Bertram and Burnet.
She helped her husband run Warden’s Grocery in downtown Bertram for many years.
Survivors include her husband Dayton Reed; daughters Linda Kauffman and husband Randy of Giddings and Kathy Landreth and husband John of Mansfield; son Dayton Warden Jr. and wife Sharron of Bertram; grandchildren Jason Kauffman and wife Kristy of Giddings, Robyn Siegler and husband Michael of Giddings, Amy Remington and husband Reid of Roanoke, Nathan Landreth of Waco, Ben Warden and wife Kari of Shreveport, La., and Adam Warden and wife Kailey of Austin; 11 great-grandchildren Chesney, Cade and DaCota Kauffman, Chase and Allie Siegler, Tristan Hollenbeck, Cali, Cason, Caleb and Conner Remington and Emma Warden.
She was preceded in death by her parents H.R. and Irene Huggins; sister Johnny; brother Ray; and grandson Lane Hollenbeck.
A service is 10 a.m. March 29 at Bertram Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 430 Texas 29 in Bertram, with the Rev. Daryl Johnson and Bob Shelton officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Zion Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cumberland Presbyterian Children’s Home, an organization she fervently supported, 1304 Bernard St., Denton, TX 76201-7128, www.cpch.org.
Condolences may be offered at www.clementswilcoxburnet.com.
Arrangements by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, 306 E. Polk St. in Burnet, (512) 756-2222.