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In Memory

Wilda Hanke (Willis) - Class Of 1951

Wilda Hanke Willis was born November 19, 1932 in Holyoke Colorado to William A. and Alma Schnell Hanke. Her family later moved to McCook Nebraska, where she graduated from McCook High School in 1951. She then attended McCook Community College. While in school, Wilda helped out at various family businesses, including Big Bill's Smoke House and the Drive-In Theater. Wilda worked for AT&T Inc. which eventually took her to Denver Colorado, where she married Marvin N. Willis a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force on October 11, 1963. Their time together took them to Germany, Florida, Tennessee, and eventually they settled in Amarillo. After she retired from AT&T in 1992, Wilda spent her time enjoying her family. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Wilda is survived by her son, William and his wife Kelly, her daughter, Margaret, her grandson Tanner and his wife Amanda, her great-grandchildren, Oliver and Annabelle, all of Amarillo; and her granddaughter Ashley of Albuquerque New Mexico. Wilda will be laid to rest at a private graveside service at Memory Gardens

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