Wanda Eileen (McCarey) DuBois
was received by the Lord, at the age of 94, on October 13, 2014.
Wanda was born in Osage, Oklahoma on December 10,
1919 to Lacey McCarey and Helen (Keith) McCarey. She graduated from high school at age 16 and Kilgore Junior College at age 18. She started her career in retail and was
eventually assigned to Albuquerque,
New Mexico in 1945 where she met
and married Frank A. DuBois, Jr. in 1946.
Wanda was a volunteer Gray
Lady, an organization associated with the
Red Cross, which
provided non-medical services to veterans. As a Gray Lady, she
most enjoyed finding and booking musicians and singers to come and entertain
the patients in hospitals. Wanda continued her career in retail and then
became a teacher aide at Hoover Middle School in Albuquerque.
Running the media center, she supervised students and coordinated
projects with teachers and administrators.
She retired from the school system and worked until the age of 85 in the
student travel industry.
Wanda enjoyed music, dancing,
reading, crossword puzzles and travel.
Her infectious laugh, adventurous spirit, vibrant personality and
positive attitude delighted everyone she met.
Wanda was preceded in death
by her parents, her husband, Frank A. DuBois, Jr., her brother, L.J. “Curley”
McCarey, and her son-in-law, Richard Green.
She is survived by her three children, Frank A. DuBois III (Sharon) of
Mesquite, NM, Fara Green of Anthony, NM, and John E. DuBois of Albuquerque, NM,
her grandchildren, Kara Linn Jones (Wade) of El Paso, TX, Paul Holmes (Monica)
of Dallas, TX, Frank Austin DuBois of Mesquite, NM, and Sevon Villarreal
(Israel) of Las Cruces, NM, eleven great grandchildren, and one
great great grandchild.
A memorial service will be
held at First Baptist
Church, 805 Montana,
El Paso, TX,
on October 25, 2014, at 11:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the
family suggests donations to the DuBois Rodeo Award at New Mexico State
University. Make checks payable to “NMSU Foundation” and
mail to DuBois Rodeo Award, MFC 3189, PO
Box 30005, Las Cruces, NM 88003.
2 comments:
Sincere Sympathy to you and your family.
Rogene & Sandra Alford
Sincere sympathy Frank...I know you will miss her...1918
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