Merlene McGraw Vanderlind, 85, met her Lord and Savior face to face on Jan. 16, 2014. Merlene was born in Christoval, Texas, on Sept. 1, 1928, to Eva and W.E. McGraw. Merlene grew up all around Texas moving often because her father was a Baptist minister. She graduated from Spring Lake High School and went on to attend Wayland Baptist University. Merlene would graduate with an Associates in Arts.
She would move to San Angelo in 1965 where Merlene would have a few different jobs before working as a church secretary for many years before retiring.
Merlene is preceded in death by her, husband William K. Vanderlind; her parents; and two brothers, William "Bill" Elliott McGraw II and James "Ted" Edward McGraw. Mrs. Vanderlind is survived by four children, Ralph Kenneth West and wife Becky, Robert Charles West and wife Brenda, William Leonard West and wife Sallye and Teresa West Mejia and husband Pete;14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren;; and one special grandchild, Sarah Fletcher, whom she helped raise and loved greatly. Visitation is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at Johnson's Funeral Home. Funeral service is at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Published in GoSanAngelo from Jan. 17 to Jan. 19, 2014
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She would move to San Angelo in 1965 where Merlene would have a few different jobs before working as a church secretary for many years before retiring.
Merlene is preceded in death by her, husband William K. Vanderlind; her parents; and two brothers, William "Bill" Elliott McGraw II and James "Ted" Edward McGraw. Mrs. Vanderlind is survived by four children, Ralph Kenneth West and wife Becky, Robert Charles West and wife Brenda, William Leonard West and wife Sallye and Teresa West Mejia and husband Pete;14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren;; and one special grandchild, Sarah Fletcher, whom she helped raise and loved greatly. Visitation is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at Johnson's Funeral Home. Funeral service is at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Published in GoSanAngelo from Jan. 17 to Jan. 19, 2014
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Merlene McGraw Vanderlind, 85, met her Lord and Savior face to face on Jan. 16, 2014. Merlene was born in Christoval, Texas, on Sept. 1, 1928, to Eva and W.E. McGraw. Merlene grew up all around Texas moving often because her father was a Baptist minister. She graduated from Spring Lake High School and went on to attend Wayland Baptist University. Merlene would graduate with an Associates in Arts.
She would move to San Angelo in 1965 where Merlene would have a few different jobs before working as a church secretary for many years before retiring.
Merlene is preceded in death by her, husband William K. Vanderlind; her parents; and two brothers, William "Bill" Elliott McGraw II and James "Ted" Edward McGraw. Mrs. Vanderlind is survived by four children, Ralph Kenneth West and wife Becky, Robert Charles West and wife Brenda, William Leonard West and wife Sallye and Teresa West Mejia and husband Pete;14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren;; and one special grandchild, Sarah Fletcher, whom she helped raise and loved greatly. Visitation is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at Johnson's Funeral Home. Funeral service is at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Published in GoSanAngelo from Jan. 17 to Jan. 19, 2014
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She would move to San Angelo in 1965 where Merlene would have a few different jobs before working as a church secretary for many years before retiring.
Merlene is preceded in death by her, husband William K. Vanderlind; her parents; and two brothers, William "Bill" Elliott McGraw II and James "Ted" Edward McGraw. Mrs. Vanderlind is survived by four children, Ralph Kenneth West and wife Becky, Robert Charles West and wife Brenda, William Leonard West and wife Sallye and Teresa West Mejia and husband Pete;14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren;; and one special grandchild, Sarah Fletcher, whom she helped raise and loved greatly. Visitation is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at Johnson's Funeral Home. Funeral service is at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014, at Johnson's Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
Published in GoSanAngelo from Jan. 17 to Jan. 19, 2014
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