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Idella Wristen, 83
2/17/2009
Idella Wristen, age 83, of Santa Anna, Texas passed away Friday,
February 13, 2009 at 1:45 p.m. at the Songbird Lodge in Brownwood.
Services were Monday at 10:00 a.m. at the Santa Anna Pavilion with
Rev. Kathy Monroe officiating with services under the direction of
Henderson Funeral Home of Santa Anna.
She was born Idella Bernilee(sic) Barnett on October 6, 1925 in
Trickham, Texas to the late Alanzo(sic)F. and Alline Bolton Barnett.
Idella attended the Coleman Schools and graduated from San Antonio ISD.
On November 13, 1943 Idella married Thomas J. Wristen, Jr. in
Brady, Texas and they celebrated fifty-three years of marriage.
Thomas preceded her in death in 1997. She was reared in Coleman
and San Antonio and had been a resident of Santa Anna since 1945.
Idella was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Anna
and a housewife.
Survivors: Sons - Lin and wife Vickie Wristen of Brownwood, Texas
and Lee and wife Sid Wristen of Midland, Texas;
sister -Avis Vaughn of Lake Brownwood, Texas; six grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren.
Idella was preceded in death by a sister ?? Billie Guthrie in 2007.
Source: Coleman Chronicle and DV, Coleman, Texas.