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Wanda Eudy

Bethalto |

Wanda Lee (Dowdy) Eudy, 87, formerly of Wood River, went to her heavenly Home at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Alton with her loved ones by her side.
Born June 22, 1928 in Madison, she was the daughter of Jesse and Pauline (Wilson) Dowdy.
Wanda graduated from Alton High School in 1948, attended Alton Memorial School of Nursing and served in the US Air Force.She married Elmer Eudy September 24, 1951 at the Curdie Heights Baptist Church in Alton. He passed away April 10, 1995.Together they raised 4 children. She was a lifelong member of the 1st Baptist Church of Roxana where she was a Deaconess, member of WMU and the quilters Group.Survivors include a son, Daniel and wife Terri of Wood River; two daughters and son’s-in-law, Helen and Mike Strong of Dorsey, Theresa and Paul Leese of Bethalto, with whom she lived, daughter-in-law, Sharon Eudy; four grandchildren, Amy (Jake) Smith, Sara (Jason) Burian, Susan (Jodie) Foster, Tommy (Katie) Leese; eight great-grandchildren, Grady and Joella Foster, Scarlett and Penelope Leese, Malachi Baker, Eli Burian, Gabe and Isiah Smith; sister-in-law Shirley Dowdy of Costa Mesa, CA.In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Eugene “Gene” Eudy and a brother, Donnie Dowdy.Special thanks to Ebony, Tracie, Angel, Rose, Sue, Kacy, Jamie, Christy and Susan for their loving care and her Guardian Angel, Snoop.Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 13, 2016 at Gray Funeral Home in Wood River.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Gray Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Gibbs officiating.
Burial is at Rose Lawn Memory Gardens in Bethalto.Memorials may be given to the 5 A’s Shelter, 4530 N. Ably in Godfrey or Oasis Women’s Center.


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Gray Funeral Home

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