Juanita Mae Ramsey Wagnon passed away Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at St. Michael's Anglican Church 3800 Popplewell St., Fort Worth.
Juanita Mae was born to Louise and Frank Ramsey on Sept. 13, 1931. She was born in Lisbon, N.D., and was the youngest of seven children. Her brothers and sisters, Lyle, Lillian, Elwood, Rose, Phyllis and Joann, preceded her in death. Several of them served as officers in World War II. Juanita Mae served during the war as a soda jerk at an Abilene drugstore. She told of how the government rationed chocolate during the war and how she saw chocolate go moldy because no one had stamps to buy it. This started her passion to have a lifelong stash of chocolate in her bedroom dresser.
In 1948 she met Matthew Windfield "M.W." Wagnon in the basement of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In her autobiography for a class reunion, she wrote that she remembered seeing him across the room and thinking "wow." She started college at Hardin Simmons University where M.W. was also attending. They were married in 1949. Their oldest daughter, Paula Diane, was born in 1950. Juanita Mae worked for the U.S. government with the cotton classification department, at banks, the West Texas utilities company and an oil company. M.W. worked for department stores in Abilene and then moved to Dallas to work for A. Harris. He became a successful sales representative for West Bend Co. and retired from that company when he was 48 years old. During M.W.'s career they traveled to Wisconsin, Missouri, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. While in Puerto Rico, they raced over the deepest part of the ocean in a racing boat.
Juanita and M.W. had five children, and Juanita Mae created a home for her family. The family had supper together every night and never was there a supper without discussion. M.W. had many thoughts and felt strongly that his children be aware of them. He encouraged debate and input from all around the table. The food was always good and plentiful.
Juanita Mae was confirmed Nov. 22, 1953, at Heavenly Rest Episcopal Church in Abilene. She was a missionary member of St. Nicholas Episcopal Mission in 1958. This mission in Richland Hills later became St. Nicholas Episcopal Church. She served as flower chairman, president of the St. Nicholas Women, director of Vacation Bible School and youth sponsor. St. Nicholas was renamed St. Michael's in the mid-1970s. All five of her children were raised at St. Nicholas-St. Michael's. Her second daughter, Deborah Lee, was born in 1954 and remembers how much Juanita Mae loved flowers. She believed in fresh flowers for the altar and all great occasions in life. Many times she did flower arrangements for weddings of church members and friends.
Juanita volunteered for Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls and Explorer Scouts and at the Richland Hills Library. She was the Scout leader for Troop 265 from 1972 to 1978. Five of her elementary school Scouts received first class, the highest award in Girl Scouting, in 1978. Her third child, Noble Allen, worked on the Richland Hills Library book drive in 1973 as his Eagle project. Her second son, Frank Martin, earned his Eagle rank by staging all the 50 states and United States flag ceremonies for the 1976 Bicentennial Boy Scout-Camp Fire Girl-Girl Scout Trek. Juanita Mae was a sponsor for the 50-mile, seven-day trek from Decatur to Fort Worth.
Juanita continued to be heavily involved in the book drive until the late 1990s and to serve as chairman of the Friends of the Richland Hills Library. She received Outstanding Citizen of the Year in 1998 for over 25 years' service to the city of Richland Hills. In 1979 she hiked Philmont Scout Ranch with Explorer Post 505. In 1979 the International Jamboree in Iran was canceled because the Shah of Iran had been overthrown. Therefore many Scouts from England and Scotland made alternate excursions to Philmont the summer of 1979. One of the favorite memories of Juanita Mae's youngest daughter, Wendy Mae, was Juanita making peach cobbler in dutch ovens for 150 European Scouts high in the New Mexico mountains. Juanita Mae was proud of her Philmont red wool jacket and the black bull that sat on her shoulder. She hiked Philmont one year after surviving breast cancer.
M.W. and Juanita Mae raised cattle in Throckmorton on family land from the Wagnon-Timmons side. Juanita Mae was a certified water safety instructor and swam for much of her life at Tarrant County Junior College. She also took canoeing and sailing at the junior college. She supported the library and church in her and M.W.'s retirement. She was very proud of her children. She spent many happy years with the love of her life, M.W.
In her autobiography for a class reunion, she said, "The stars have shown brightly on my life. Life has taken me down a fascinating path and given me so much -- cooking, raising children, raising bird dogs, camping, ranching and life with a very fine man."
Source: Published in Star-Telegram on Oct. 8, 2015
Juanita Mae was born to Louise and Frank Ramsey on Sept. 13, 1931. She was born in Lisbon, N.D., and was the youngest of seven children. Her brothers and sisters, Lyle, Lillian, Elwood, Rose, Phyllis and Joann, preceded her in death. Several of them served as officers in World War II. Juanita Mae served during the war as a soda jerk at an Abilene drugstore. She told of how the government rationed chocolate during the war and how she saw chocolate go moldy because no one had stamps to buy it. This started her passion to have a lifelong stash of chocolate in her bedroom dresser.
In 1948 she met Matthew Windfield "M.W." Wagnon in the basement of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In her autobiography for a class reunion, she wrote that she remembered seeing him across the room and thinking "wow." She started college at Hardin Simmons University where M.W. was also attending. They were married in 1949. Their oldest daughter, Paula Diane, was born in 1950. Juanita Mae worked for the U.S. government with the cotton classification department, at banks, the West Texas utilities company and an oil company. M.W. worked for department stores in Abilene and then moved to Dallas to work for A. Harris. He became a successful sales representative for West Bend Co. and retired from that company when he was 48 years old. During M.W.'s career they traveled to Wisconsin, Missouri, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. While in Puerto Rico, they raced over the deepest part of the ocean in a racing boat.
Juanita and M.W. had five children, and Juanita Mae created a home for her family. The family had supper together every night and never was there a supper without discussion. M.W. had many thoughts and felt strongly that his children be aware of them. He encouraged debate and input from all around the table. The food was always good and plentiful.
Juanita Mae was confirmed Nov. 22, 1953, at Heavenly Rest Episcopal Church in Abilene. She was a missionary member of St. Nicholas Episcopal Mission in 1958. This mission in Richland Hills later became St. Nicholas Episcopal Church. She served as flower chairman, president of the St. Nicholas Women, director of Vacation Bible School and youth sponsor. St. Nicholas was renamed St. Michael's in the mid-1970s. All five of her children were raised at St. Nicholas-St. Michael's. Her second daughter, Deborah Lee, was born in 1954 and remembers how much Juanita Mae loved flowers. She believed in fresh flowers for the altar and all great occasions in life. Many times she did flower arrangements for weddings of church members and friends.
Juanita volunteered for Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls and Explorer Scouts and at the Richland Hills Library. She was the Scout leader for Troop 265 from 1972 to 1978. Five of her elementary school Scouts received first class, the highest award in Girl Scouting, in 1978. Her third child, Noble Allen, worked on the Richland Hills Library book drive in 1973 as his Eagle project. Her second son, Frank Martin, earned his Eagle rank by staging all the 50 states and United States flag ceremonies for the 1976 Bicentennial Boy Scout-Camp Fire Girl-Girl Scout Trek. Juanita Mae was a sponsor for the 50-mile, seven-day trek from Decatur to Fort Worth.
Juanita continued to be heavily involved in the book drive until the late 1990s and to serve as chairman of the Friends of the Richland Hills Library. She received Outstanding Citizen of the Year in 1998 for over 25 years' service to the city of Richland Hills. In 1979 she hiked Philmont Scout Ranch with Explorer Post 505. In 1979 the International Jamboree in Iran was canceled because the Shah of Iran had been overthrown. Therefore many Scouts from England and Scotland made alternate excursions to Philmont the summer of 1979. One of the favorite memories of Juanita Mae's youngest daughter, Wendy Mae, was Juanita making peach cobbler in dutch ovens for 150 European Scouts high in the New Mexico mountains. Juanita Mae was proud of her Philmont red wool jacket and the black bull that sat on her shoulder. She hiked Philmont one year after surviving breast cancer.
M.W. and Juanita Mae raised cattle in Throckmorton on family land from the Wagnon-Timmons side. Juanita Mae was a certified water safety instructor and swam for much of her life at Tarrant County Junior College. She also took canoeing and sailing at the junior college. She supported the library and church in her and M.W.'s retirement. She was very proud of her children. She spent many happy years with the love of her life, M.W.
In her autobiography for a class reunion, she said, "The stars have shown brightly on my life. Life has taken me down a fascinating path and given me so much -- cooking, raising children, raising bird dogs, camping, ranching and life with a very fine man."
Source: Published in Star-Telegram on Oct. 8, 2015
Juanita Mae Ramsey Wagnon passed away Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at St. Michael's Anglican Church 3800 Popplewell St., Fort Worth.
Juanita Mae was born to Louise and Frank Ramsey on Sept. 13, 1931. She was born in Lisbon, N.D., and was the youngest of seven children. Her brothers and sisters, Lyle, Lillian, Elwood, Rose, Phyllis and Joann, preceded her in death. Several of them served as officers in World War II. Juanita Mae served during the war as a soda jerk at an Abilene drugstore. She told of how the government rationed chocolate during the war and how she saw chocolate go moldy because no one had stamps to buy it. This started her passion to have a lifelong stash of chocolate in her bedroom dresser.
In 1948 she met Matthew Windfield "M.W." Wagnon in the basement of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In her autobiography for a class reunion, she wrote that she remembered seeing him across the room and thinking "wow." She started college at Hardin Simmons University where M.W. was also attending. They were married in 1949. Their oldest daughter, Paula Diane, was born in 1950. Juanita Mae worked for the U.S. government with the cotton classification department, at banks, the West Texas utilities company and an oil company. M.W. worked for department stores in Abilene and then moved to Dallas to work for A. Harris. He became a successful sales representative for West Bend Co. and retired from that company when he was 48 years old. During M.W.'s career they traveled to Wisconsin, Missouri, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. While in Puerto Rico, they raced over the deepest part of the ocean in a racing boat.
Juanita and M.W. had five children, and Juanita Mae created a home for her family. The family had supper together every night and never was there a supper without discussion. M.W. had many thoughts and felt strongly that his children be aware of them. He encouraged debate and input from all around the table. The food was always good and plentiful.
Juanita Mae was confirmed Nov. 22, 1953, at Heavenly Rest Episcopal Church in Abilene. She was a missionary member of St. Nicholas Episcopal Mission in 1958. This mission in Richland Hills later became St. Nicholas Episcopal Church. She served as flower chairman, president of the St. Nicholas Women, director of Vacation Bible School and youth sponsor. St. Nicholas was renamed St. Michael's in the mid-1970s. All five of her children were raised at St. Nicholas-St. Michael's. Her second daughter, Deborah Lee, was born in 1954 and remembers how much Juanita Mae loved flowers. She believed in fresh flowers for the altar and all great occasions in life. Many times she did flower arrangements for weddings of church members and friends.
Juanita volunteered for Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls and Explorer Scouts and at the Richland Hills Library. She was the Scout leader for Troop 265 from 1972 to 1978. Five of her elementary school Scouts received first class, the highest award in Girl Scouting, in 1978. Her third child, Noble Allen, worked on the Richland Hills Library book drive in 1973 as his Eagle project. Her second son, Frank Martin, earned his Eagle rank by staging all the 50 states and United States flag ceremonies for the 1976 Bicentennial Boy Scout-Camp Fire Girl-Girl Scout Trek. Juanita Mae was a sponsor for the 50-mile, seven-day trek from Decatur to Fort Worth.
Juanita continued to be heavily involved in the book drive until the late 1990s and to serve as chairman of the Friends of the Richland Hills Library. She received Outstanding Citizen of the Year in 1998 for over 25 years' service to the city of Richland Hills. In 1979 she hiked Philmont Scout Ranch with Explorer Post 505. In 1979 the International Jamboree in Iran was canceled because the Shah of Iran had been overthrown. Therefore many Scouts from England and Scotland made alternate excursions to Philmont the summer of 1979. One of the favorite memories of Juanita Mae's youngest daughter, Wendy Mae, was Juanita making peach cobbler in dutch ovens for 150 European Scouts high in the New Mexico mountains. Juanita Mae was proud of her Philmont red wool jacket and the black bull that sat on her shoulder. She hiked Philmont one year after surviving breast cancer.
M.W. and Juanita Mae raised cattle in Throckmorton on family land from the Wagnon-Timmons side. Juanita Mae was a certified water safety instructor and swam for much of her life at Tarrant County Junior College. She also took canoeing and sailing at the junior college. She supported the library and church in her and M.W.'s retirement. She was very proud of her children. She spent many happy years with the love of her life, M.W.
In her autobiography for a class reunion, she said, "The stars have shown brightly on my life. Life has taken me down a fascinating path and given me so much -- cooking, raising children, raising bird dogs, camping, ranching and life with a very fine man."
Source: Published in Star-Telegram on Oct. 8, 2015
Juanita Mae was born to Louise and Frank Ramsey on Sept. 13, 1931. She was born in Lisbon, N.D., and was the youngest of seven children. Her brothers and sisters, Lyle, Lillian, Elwood, Rose, Phyllis and Joann, preceded her in death. Several of them served as officers in World War II. Juanita Mae served during the war as a soda jerk at an Abilene drugstore. She told of how the government rationed chocolate during the war and how she saw chocolate go moldy because no one had stamps to buy it. This started her passion to have a lifelong stash of chocolate in her bedroom dresser.
In 1948 she met Matthew Windfield "M.W." Wagnon in the basement of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. In her autobiography for a class reunion, she wrote that she remembered seeing him across the room and thinking "wow." She started college at Hardin Simmons University where M.W. was also attending. They were married in 1949. Their oldest daughter, Paula Diane, was born in 1950. Juanita Mae worked for the U.S. government with the cotton classification department, at banks, the West Texas utilities company and an oil company. M.W. worked for department stores in Abilene and then moved to Dallas to work for A. Harris. He became a successful sales representative for West Bend Co. and retired from that company when he was 48 years old. During M.W.'s career they traveled to Wisconsin, Missouri, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. While in Puerto Rico, they raced over the deepest part of the ocean in a racing boat.
Juanita and M.W. had five children, and Juanita Mae created a home for her family. The family had supper together every night and never was there a supper without discussion. M.W. had many thoughts and felt strongly that his children be aware of them. He encouraged debate and input from all around the table. The food was always good and plentiful.
Juanita Mae was confirmed Nov. 22, 1953, at Heavenly Rest Episcopal Church in Abilene. She was a missionary member of St. Nicholas Episcopal Mission in 1958. This mission in Richland Hills later became St. Nicholas Episcopal Church. She served as flower chairman, president of the St. Nicholas Women, director of Vacation Bible School and youth sponsor. St. Nicholas was renamed St. Michael's in the mid-1970s. All five of her children were raised at St. Nicholas-St. Michael's. Her second daughter, Deborah Lee, was born in 1954 and remembers how much Juanita Mae loved flowers. She believed in fresh flowers for the altar and all great occasions in life. Many times she did flower arrangements for weddings of church members and friends.
Juanita volunteered for Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls and Explorer Scouts and at the Richland Hills Library. She was the Scout leader for Troop 265 from 1972 to 1978. Five of her elementary school Scouts received first class, the highest award in Girl Scouting, in 1978. Her third child, Noble Allen, worked on the Richland Hills Library book drive in 1973 as his Eagle project. Her second son, Frank Martin, earned his Eagle rank by staging all the 50 states and United States flag ceremonies for the 1976 Bicentennial Boy Scout-Camp Fire Girl-Girl Scout Trek. Juanita Mae was a sponsor for the 50-mile, seven-day trek from Decatur to Fort Worth.
Juanita continued to be heavily involved in the book drive until the late 1990s and to serve as chairman of the Friends of the Richland Hills Library. She received Outstanding Citizen of the Year in 1998 for over 25 years' service to the city of Richland Hills. In 1979 she hiked Philmont Scout Ranch with Explorer Post 505. In 1979 the International Jamboree in Iran was canceled because the Shah of Iran had been overthrown. Therefore many Scouts from England and Scotland made alternate excursions to Philmont the summer of 1979. One of the favorite memories of Juanita Mae's youngest daughter, Wendy Mae, was Juanita making peach cobbler in dutch ovens for 150 European Scouts high in the New Mexico mountains. Juanita Mae was proud of her Philmont red wool jacket and the black bull that sat on her shoulder. She hiked Philmont one year after surviving breast cancer.
M.W. and Juanita Mae raised cattle in Throckmorton on family land from the Wagnon-Timmons side. Juanita Mae was a certified water safety instructor and swam for much of her life at Tarrant County Junior College. She also took canoeing and sailing at the junior college. She supported the library and church in her and M.W.'s retirement. She was very proud of her children. She spent many happy years with the love of her life, M.W.
In her autobiography for a class reunion, she said, "The stars have shown brightly on my life. Life has taken me down a fascinating path and given me so much -- cooking, raising children, raising bird dogs, camping, ranching and life with a very fine man."
Source: Published in Star-Telegram on Oct. 8, 2015
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