SAN ANTONIO -- Judith "Judy" Drum Wagoner, 78, of San Antonio passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016, at the Christus Sister Mary Hospice Center.
She was born April 14, 1937, in Cape Girardeau to Ernest and Virginia Drum.
Judith graduated from Central High School. She lived and worked in Cape Girardeau until 1995, when she moved to San Antonio to be with her family. She retired in 1998, after a career in optometry to pursue her love of art.
Judith was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, who dedicated her life to her family.
Survivors include a brother, Dennis Drum of Herndon, Virginia; two daughters, Tamala Johnson and Nicole Thomas of San Antonio; three sons, Jonathan Reeves of Weatherford, Texas, Gregory Reeves of San Antonio and Christopher Reeves of Albuquerque, New Mexico; five grandsons; four granddaughters; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Ruthanne Drum Hanebrink; and a grandson, Jeremy Reeves.
A memorial service was March 26, 2016, at Central Christian Church of San Antonio.
A celebration of life for Judith will be June 22 in Cape Girardeau.
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