Wanda McGuire

Wanda Lee McGuire, 77, of Jackson passed away Monday, March 7, 2016, at the Monticello House in Jackson,

She was born Sept. 16, 1938, in Glennallen, Missouri, the daughter of Fonnie and Margaret Charles Cobb. She and Cecil McGuire were married Dec. 22, 1956. He passed away Feb. 8, 2010.

Wanda was a loving wife and a gracious and sweet mother and grandmother. She worked many years as a clerk at the Dollar General Store in Jackson, where she was always cheerful and willing to help. She often visited the shut-ins at the nursing homes, hospitals and the Missouri Veterans Home. Her many visits and the prayers she said will long be remembered, along with her genuine, kind personality.

Wanda attended the Cape County Cowboy Church in Oak Ridge and Cape First in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of the Altenthal- Joerns American Legion Post Auxiliary 158 in Jackson.

Loving survivors include three children, Rick (Terri) McGuire, Pam (Ronnie) Kimbel and Kim (John) Jennings of Jackson; a sister, Madeline Ronne of Viburnum, Missouri; nine grandchildren, Nicole Nichols, Tyler Kimbel, Alyssa Schwartz, Blake Pohlman, Conner McKinney, Christina Meisenheimer, Matt McGuire, Josiah McGuire and Jeremiah McGuire; and five great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Clarence and Don Cobb; and a sister, Mary King.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation in Jackson.

The funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Matthews officiating, assisted by the Rev. Charles Lance. Interment will be in McGuire Cemetery south of Burfordville.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the McGuire Cemetery Fund, Cape County Cowboy Church Youth Fund or Cape First Youth Fund.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.