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Wanda Jean McDonald, 82, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2016 in San Angelo, Texas. She was born to the late, John Henry and Alpha Delia Sumeral Bilberry on Sunday, April 9, 1933 in Dickens, Texas. Wanda Jean married the love of her life, G.W. "Pinky" McDonald on June 18, 1977 in Odessa. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, Grand Prairie where her pastor relied on her powerful prayers for a number of years. To say she was a prayer warrior does not do her justice. It has been said that she was the perfect example of both a lady and a Christian. Wanda worked as an accountant for over 35 years. She never stopped working from the time she awoke until the day had ended. Jean learned that she was a strong and independent woman as a young adult. She had the gift of hospitality and a talent for making everyone she had contact with feel special. She enjoyed garage sales and participating in the Rebecca Lodge, where she was awarded the Decoration of Chivalry in 1979 and the Order of the Eastern Star. Wanda Jean's loving and joyful spirit will be missed greatly by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sons, John Leslie Preston; and siblings, Gretta Cooper, Luther Bilberry, Lawrence Bilberry, and two infant Bilberry sisters.
Survivors include her daughters, Paula Chambers and her husband, Ricky, and Dede Inahara; grandchildren, Rich and Venessa Chambers, Barry Chambers, Kristina Inahara, Kellye Parker, James Inahara, and Joe "Bubba" Inahara; great grandchildren, Brittany and Will Guajardo, Kandice, Kaylee and Wyatt Parker, Michael, Maria, Victoria, Christian, and Ehren Chambers; great great grandchildren, Damian and Bella Guajardo; siblings, John "Topper" Bilberry and wife, Anita, Linda Bach and husband, Jerry, and Joyce Edwards; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
The first Celebration of Life will be held in June of 2016 during the Bilberry Family Reunion in Wolfforth, Texas and a final Celebration of Life will be held at the McDonald Family Reunion in Elgin, Texas in July of 2016. Wanda Jean will be inurned alongside her husband, Pinky, in the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made in her honor to the Baptist Memorial Retirement Community at 902 N Main St, San Angelo, TX 76903.