Wanda Gayle Hull age 87, passed away Sunday October 10th, 2010 at St. Luke's Hospital-Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M., Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Stones Chapel Cemetery, Clinton. Visitation will be Wednesday, October 13, 2010 6:00-7:30 P.M. at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, Missouri. Family suggests memorials to the Salvation Army or Humane Society and may be left in care of Vansant-Mills Funeral Home. Fond memories can be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.
Wanda was born June 30, 1923 at Minden Mines, Missouri. She was the daughter of Doskey O. and Tressia Moore Short. She graduated from the Appleton City, MO. High School in 1941. She married Russell O. Hull on July 5th, 1942. They were married for 63 years. She was employed in Galena and Pittsburg, KS. at a super market and department store while Russell was in Europe during World War II. Wanda and Russell lived on a farm north of Montrose, MO. for nearly 30 years while he farmed and was employed by Peabody Coal Company at the Power Mine. After his retirement in 1978 they spent several summers in Buenos Vista, Colorado and some winters in Deming, New Mexico. They enjoyed traveling to places that Russell could pan for gold, fish and hunt for arrowheads. Wanda's thing was collecting Hull Pottery and Indian jewelry. She loved to read and listen to music. Reverend Gene Lowrey, who played hymns and religious music was probably her favorite piano artist.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell, her parents, a brother, Carroll Lyle, a sister, Retha La Vaughn Short, and three stillborn children(one son and two daughters).
Survivors include one adopted daughter Brenda J. Hill; one brother and sister-in-law Tom and Betty Hull of Clinton; two nieces, Amy Hull Brown and husband Steve of Short Hills, NJ. and Fonda Hull Giacoia of Sara Soto, FL.; three nephews, W.B. Hull and wife Earlene of Montrose, MO., Carl E. Hull and wife Rose Mary of Clinton, MO. and Don L. Hull of Castaic, CA.; cousins Willa Murray and husband Bob, Jeanie Holston, Bill Willis, Jim Short, Karen DeWolf, and Arlene Knee and husband Jack.
Wanda was a long time member of the Stones Chapel and Ladue Methodist Churches. When they closed she placed her membership in the Clinton United Methodist Church.
She will be remembered by many friends and neighbors.