Wanda Faye Standridge, daughter of the late Warren R. Kem and Lillie Mae Chaney Kem, was born on November 18, 1943, in Fort Myers, Florida, and departed this life on December 29, 2022, at Southeast Health of Stoddard County in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 79 years.
Mrs. Standridge had worked for Bloomfield Public Schools in Bloomfield, Missouri. She attended Walker Church in Bloomfield and was a resident of Bloomfield. Wanda was very witty and ornery, she had a great smile and personality. She never met a stranger, she was friends with many of the teachers she worked with, she had a wonderful relationship with all her children, and she loved her grandchildren and her beloved dog Foxy. She will be missed by everyone
On February 22, 1964, in Sikeston, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Charles Edward Standridge. Mr. Standridge preceded her in death on August 20, 2004.
She is survived by her son, John Standridge and wife Connie of Bloomfield, Missouri; by her daughter, Sandra Lynxwiler and husband Lyn of Bloomfield, Missouri; by her brother, Wayne R. Kem and wife Ruth of Jefferson City, Missouri; by two sisters, Randena McMillen and husband Arthur and Cathy Walters all of Sikeston, Missouri; by six grandchildren, Chris Lynxwiler and wife Ocean; Courtney Farmer, Daniel Finch and wife Haley, Bobbi Ann Finch, Nycole Born, and Kyle Whited and wife Hope; and by five great-grandchildren, Lane Lynxwiler, Maci Lynxwiler, Rylee Farmer, Marshall Finch, and Nina Whited.
Other than by her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son, David Standridge in infancy; by her daughter, Barbara Finch; by her grandson, David Finch; and by her brother-in-law, Jim Walters.
Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, January 2, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, January 2, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories cemetery in Sikeston.
Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.
