Wanda Lenore (Scott) Barnett (1931 - 2016)

Born 19 Sep 1931 in Strasburg, Colorado

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Duane Barnett — married 24 Nov 1954 in Strasburg, Colorado

Died 29 May 2016 at age 84 in Strasburg, Adams County, Colorado

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Biography

Wanda lived in Strasburg, graduating from Strasburg High School in 1950. She married Thomas in the Strasburg Presbyterian Church. She raised her one daughter and was a devoted wife. She was a member of the Strasburg Presbyterian Church and then the Strasburg Community Church. She worked at various jobs including Tri-Valley Mercantile and Strasburg Thrift Store. She loved being outdoors, she embroidered and crocheted many treasured items. She was a sports fan, watching the Denver Broncos football and the Colorado Rockies baseball teams. She was proud to call Strasburg her home.

Wanda suffered from ovarian cancer. She is buried at Byers Cemetery, Byers, Colorado

1940 United States Census, Arapahoe County, Colorado, Wanda Scott, age 8, est. birth year, 1932, female, white, birthplace Colorado, single, daughter, in household: Homer Scott, Helen Scott Sanford Scott, Freeman Scott, Anna Helen Scott, Bryan Scott, Kenneth Scott, Wanda Scott, Dwight Scott.

1950 United States Census, Strasburg, Adams, Colorado, Wanda L. Scott, age 18, birth date 1932 (1931), female, white, birthplace: Colorado, daughter, household members: Homer T. Scott age 55, Helen S. Scott age 52, Homer F. Scott age 27, Sanford L. Scott age 23 (33), Kenneth W. Scott age 22, Wanda L. Scott age 18, Dwight L. Scott age 10, Duane A. Scott age 8.

U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, Wanda L. Barnett, birth date 09/15/1931 (09/19/1931), address: Strasburg, Colorado, residence date 1992.

Sources

• Personal information from daughter, Diane Barnett.

• Ancestry.com: 1940 and 1950 United States Census.

• Ancestry.com: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993. Volume 1.