Obit of Merritt, Wanda Billington  - Jackson County, Oklahoma

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::Greenlawn Memorial Park--Bakersfield CA

Wanda Billington Merritt 1920 - 2008 Wanda Billington Merritt, our 
loving and amazing Mom of six, passed away on Saturday, December 6, 
2008. Mom, was born in Jackson Co., Oklahoma on June 29, 1920, to 
Louis and Maude Billington. She was raised on a farm and attended 
Victory Schools. She moved to California in 1940. Wanda was preceded 
in death by her parents; son, Ronald Lee Pollard; brother, Jack 
Billington; sister, Marlene Bean; and grandsons, Timothy Scott Koch 
and Dane Christopher Craig (Oatsie). Those left to cherish her memory 
are her sons, Kenneth Pollard and wife, Consuelo of Shafter and Gary 
Merritt; daughters, Sherle Araujo, Sudie Ellis and husband, Howard, 
Robin Craig; her sister, Mozelle Affleck, all of Bakersfield. Mom, 
had 22 grandchildren, 19 great- grandchildren, 6 great-great- 
grandchildren, 2 nieces and 1 nephew. Her greatest joy was her 
family, especially the grandkids when they would come to visit and 
she got a good old fashion foot rub at a cost to her of 25 cents. She 
made each one of them feel like they did the best job. The grandkids 
always knew they would get a homemade pillow and box of cookies for 
Christmas or when we came to visit and were ready to leave she always 
said to us, "What's your hurry" no matter if we were there for 5 
minutes or 24 hours. She had a sense of humor and could always take a 
good teasing. Mom attended Planz Road Church of Christ for 40 years 
and loved her Church and Church Family. She read her Bible faithfully 
until she became ill. We will all miss her very much and each of us 
is thankful for every single moment we got to spend with her. We'd 
like to Thank, Dr. Bhangoo, Dr. Kitt, all the staff and especially 
the Nurses on the 4th floor at San Joaquin Hospital and also San 
Joaquin Home Heath Care. Please join us for her Viewing on Thursday, 
Dec. 11, from 3-8 p.m., at Greenlawn, with a Chapel service at 10:00 
a.m., on Friday, Dec. 12, also at Greenlawn Mortuary, 3700 River 
Blvd., Bakersfield, CA. 

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 12/10/2008
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