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Service:
11 a.m. on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Wanda Lyons-McCool, 90, passed away
on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, in Lincoln.
Wanda was born on July 9, 1932, in Carl Junction,
MO, to Robert L. and Mabel (Hankins) Eastwood.
She is survived by her children, Stephen Lee Lyons,
Barry Lee (Thelma) Lyons, Dan Lee (Sandy) Lyons, Don
Lee (Jodee) Lyons, and Wanda (Randy) Mileham; her
grandsons, Stephen Lee Lyons Jr., Jeremy, Zachariah,
Upton Hogan, Randy Lyons, Jeremy and Jason Goodman,
Dan Lyons Jr., Joseph Lyons; her only granddaughter,
Jamaica (Thomas) Madigan; and 18
great-grandchildren.
Wanda is preceded in death by her parents, her
siblings, Howard and Robert Eastwood Jr., Doreen
Kroger; and foster siblings, Frank Edwards, Paul and
Clyde Williams, and Freida Gates. |
Wanda lived in Joplin’s Children’s
Home and Hospital after her father’s passing in 1935
until Wesley and Nellie Hirsch (foster parents)
adopted her around 1942. Wanda learned an
outstanding work ethic working at home on the farm
and especially loved spending time with her special
Jersey cattle. She also enjoyed baking, cooking, and
crocheting.
A memorial service for Wanda will be held at 11 a.m.
on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Memorials may be made in Wanda’s name to Shiloh
Christian Children’s Ranch in Shelbina, MO.
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