Oklahoman Archives
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
March 21, 2010

Wanda Joyce Burton, 67, passed away March 18, 2010, in Warr Acres, Oklahoma. She was born July 9, 1942 in Talihina, Oklahoma, to LeFlore and Mamie (Vanzant) Jackson-Raby. Wanda retired from Lucent Technologies after a 35-year career. She loved spending summers in Idaho with family members and her two dogs, Lucky and Lucy. Wanda also enjoyed making porcelain dolls and was always working to finish some project for one of her dolls. Wanda's faith and many friends sustained her during her long battle with cancer.

She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Ronald; daughters: Latricia Joy O'Connell of Enid, Oklahoma; Michelle R. O'Connell-Husler of Estes Park, Colorado; brother, Larry G. Jackson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her father, LeFlore Jackson. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society...Oklahoma.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at the Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel, with interment in the Resthaven Memory Gardens.