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Established 1948   Graveside funeral services for Echo Ellen Wagner Penland-Jackson were held Monday morning, June 15, 2020 at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Penland-Jackson took her place in Heaven on June 10, 2020. She was born March 16, 1948 in Quincy, Illinois, daughter of Betty Joyce Leeper Wagner and Virgil Gaylon Wagner. She was the oldest of two sisters. She wasn't born in Texas, but she got here as soon as she could. She contributed to her new community by working as an aide at Sherman Community Hospital and later as a child care-giver. While raising her children with her husband, William Edmond "Ed" Penland, she gained her certification as a substancea buse counselor and worked at House of Hope for several years. She fulfilled her lifelong dream of completing college, earning a Bachelor's degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. As a social worker, she worked with residents and their families at the Chapel of Care Nursing Home and later with MHMR of Texoma. She went on to get her Early Childhood teaching certification and taught at Head Start until she retired. Even after retirement, she worked as a substitute teacher in local school districts. Echo's life was devoted to helping others, especially in her own family. She loved visiting with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her mother and step-father, Betty and Everett Turner; her father, Virgil Wagner; her sister, Kris Sharet, as well as her husband. She is survived by her children and their partners, David and Virginia McConnell, Mary Sturgeon and Ferdinand Buendia; Katherine and William Semple; and John and Whitney Penland; as well as grandchildren, Chance, Ryan, Tamara, Will, Joy, Sara, Alex and Jack; and great-grandchildren Kaydence and Braxton. - - - Waldo Funeral Home  Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |