Wanda Lou Ethridge
January 16, 1944 ~ October 28, 2023
Wanda Lou Ballard Ethridge was born January 16, 1944 in Whitewright, Texas to Jessie Alva Ballard and Lou Zadie Pearl Cash Ballard. She passed away on October 28, 2023 at her home surrounded by family at the age of 79 years.
Wanda married Roger Allen Ethridge on May 11, 1980. She was a longtime dietician at Mullican Care Center in Savoy and for multiple school districts in Alabama. She was a member of Grayson Bible Baptist Church. She loved her Lord and wanted everyone to know Jesus.
Wanda was survived by her husband, Roger Ethridge, daughter, Robin Gribble and husband Bobby; son, Terry Bratt and wife Doris; step-daughter, Marsha Ethridge; along with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Kathy Prough; daughter in law, Sherree Bratt; parents; brother, James Ray Ballard; grandson Jeramie Lee Bratt and granddaughter Roxanna Bratt.
Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM Thursday, November 2, 2023 at Mullican-Little Funeral Home 754 State Hwy 56 E. Bells, Texas 75414. Pastor Keith Taylor will officiate. Pallbearers will be her grandsons Kenny, David, Matthew, Austin, Justin and Dustin. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, Texas.
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I will miss you terribly Momma. You were an inspiration in my life as I told you recently. And outside of God and his grace, I credit YOU Maw for my successes in life and who I am as a man today! Please tell my wife Sherree, my daughter Roxanna and my son Jeramie hello for me and that I look forward to the day were all together again as family in Heaven. You take a part of my heart with you Momma but please know, I’ll love you always and forever and I’ll do my best to always make sure my sister Robin knows she is loved and that Roger knows the same and they are taken care of as much as they will let me. I will rejoice in knowing you are in heaven Maw and will do my best not to be sad for our loss but happy that you will now live for eternity. With all my love until we meet again. Your son Terry who will NEVER forget your last words to me Mom …”I love you too Terry”.
Wanda was once my mother-in-law and I have always loved her and I always will. I am thankful that I have good memories of her and the family that I can look back on. I will miss her as I know many others will also.
You are in our thoughts and prayers. So very sorry for your loss.
Our hearts are with our dear friends/family, Terry, Doris and Amber and all of their family during this time of grief. But, also, we celebrate Wanda’s graduation to her Heavenly home to live forever with our Father God Who, I’m sure, welcomed her with open arms and “well done, good and faithful servant! Enter in.. to the joy of the Lord” she is now a part of that ” great cloud of witnesses” who are awaiting a joyous reunion with us all! May we strive to continue the work of showing God’s infinite love to everyone in our path that they too would come to know the Lord as their Saviour!! Rejoice, Wanda… you are HOME!!
God has our time in His hands.He is simply saying, “Welcome home”
I’ve always known you as Granny Maw and you definitely helped me throughout my childhood and I’ll forever be grateful! My relationship with the Lord has grown stronger and stronger the more you and I had our talks with one another. I’ll never forget all the memories growing up and I’m so thankful you got to meet my children and they will always know of our Lords love and grace. I’ll never forget what you told me every time I saw you and that was “Prayer changes things!” I love you Granny Maw and always will remember you! Love your Grandson Justin Barnett
It was a blessing to have known Mrs. Wanda, the short time that I had with her was a joy. She loved singing her good old gospel songs, clapping and tapping her feet, It was a blessing to see her really sing with tears of joy!