Wanda Lee Schweer

Wanda Lee Schweer, 91, of Jackson, passed away Friday, July 7, 2017, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson.

She was born January 30, 1926, near Oak Ridge, Missouri, to Walter and Freda Barks Martin. She and Eugene Dale Schweer were married August 8, 1946. They had been married 51 years when Eugene passed away September 30, 1997.

Wanda attended elementary school near Oak Ridge. She worked as a cook at Jackson High School and was employed many years at the former International Shoe Factory in Jackson, retiring in the mid-1980's.

She was a longtime member of Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. She liked to sew, quilt, garden, can, play Bingo at McDonlds in Jackson, and visit the Jackson Senior Center, but she loved being with her grandchildren and spoiling them.

Survivors include three children, Larry Schweer and Bill (Lucille) Schweer of Jackson, Barb (Craig) Floyd of Oak Ridge; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Ella Dee (the late Donald) Keith and Shirley (Bill) Adams of Jackson, and Karen (the late Rick) Wooley of Orange, California.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and a sister, Doris Grebe.

Visitation is Tuesday, July 11, 2017, from 9:30 a.m. to service time, at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The funeral is Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at 11:30 a.m., at the funeral home, with the Rev. Joe Rowley officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to Emanuel United Church of Christ or Southeast Hospice.

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