1938
Wilda
2017
Wilda B. Price
February 7, 1938 — January 3, 2017
Wilda B. Price (nee: Blaylock), of Saint Charles, Missouri, died on Tuesday January 3, 2017, at the age of 78. Beloved daughter of the late Paul and Mary Blaylock; devoted mother of Rhonda Price and Charles “Steven” (Judy) Price; cherished grandmother of Kyle, Christian, and Jaycie; loving aunt of Mark (Cheryl) Howard, Kim (Pat) Noteboom, Jo Howard-Wright, Pam (Keith) Koonce, Sandy Cuzzort, Brenda (Stuart) Perigo, and Chuck (Vanessa) Price; dear great-aunt of Josh and Graham Noteboom, Erin and Ellen Wright, and Maura and Matthew Howard. She is preceded in death by her two Sisters, Sandy Howard, and Marion Hays.
Wilda Blaylock Price was born on February 7, 1938, in Dunklin County, the southernmost county in the Missouri Bootheel. She had childhood memories of her family gathering around the radio to listen to the news of World War II. And recalled that she and other students in those days were excused from school to pick cotton during harvest time.
Her voice retained a Southern lilt, and her laugh, like her life, soared above the crowd in service to others. First, as a registered nurse, and later for 35 years in the recovery community.
Her motto might have been: comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable. One friend said, “In the same breath, she had the ability to welcome you and also make sure you behaved.” A family member said she had a way with red hair.
After graduating from Clarkton High School in 1956, as salutatorian, she attended Murray State College, graduating in 1956 and becoming a registered nurse. After a career in nursing, she worked for 19 years as a legal assistant for Citicorp.
Her family was her foundation and blessing. She often related memories of raising her son and daughter in Cape Girardeau: taking her son Steve to baseball tournaments and bicycle competitions and her daughter Rhonda to girl scouts and softball games. And in later years, she loved to share the accomplishments of her nephews and nieces.
In 1983, Wilda was a founding committee member of the Fall Classic Conference in St. Louis, which has served as a beacon of recovery for thousands. She was one of three incorporators of its conversion to a not-for-profit corporation, and served as conference chairperson twice.
Wilda never complained about the aging process and seemingly took the advice of Dylan Thomas and did not go gently into that good night. A fervent fan, she relished attending St. Louis Cardinal baseball games with Rhonda. She followed Mizzou basketball and football, often wearing her favorite gold, Tiger hoodie on game days. She also loved watching ice skating and gymnastics. She and Rhonda attended Stars on Ice every time it came to town.
Even the best of lives suffer setbacks and come to an end. And when Wilda’s time came, she was surround by family and close friends. Now, she is happy, joyous, and free and in the company of relatives and friends who have passed on before her.
Memorial donations may be made to Central Services of AA (St. Louis Central Service Office), 14 Sunnen Dr., St. Louis, MO 63143 (telephone (314)647-3677). Or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. (telephone 1-800-227-2345, or online at www.cancer.org/donate).
Wilda Blaylock Price was born on February 7, 1938, in Dunklin County, the southernmost county in the Missouri Bootheel. She had childhood memories of her family gathering around the radio to listen to the news of World War II. And recalled that she and other students in those days were excused from school to pick cotton during harvest time.
Her voice retained a Southern lilt, and her laugh, like her life, soared above the crowd in service to others. First, as a registered nurse, and later for 35 years in the recovery community.
Her motto might have been: comfort the disturbed, and disturb the comfortable. One friend said, “In the same breath, she had the ability to welcome you and also make sure you behaved.” A family member said she had a way with red hair.
After graduating from Clarkton High School in 1956, as salutatorian, she attended Murray State College, graduating in 1956 and becoming a registered nurse. After a career in nursing, she worked for 19 years as a legal assistant for Citicorp.
Her family was her foundation and blessing. She often related memories of raising her son and daughter in Cape Girardeau: taking her son Steve to baseball tournaments and bicycle competitions and her daughter Rhonda to girl scouts and softball games. And in later years, she loved to share the accomplishments of her nephews and nieces.
In 1983, Wilda was a founding committee member of the Fall Classic Conference in St. Louis, which has served as a beacon of recovery for thousands. She was one of three incorporators of its conversion to a not-for-profit corporation, and served as conference chairperson twice.
Wilda never complained about the aging process and seemingly took the advice of Dylan Thomas and did not go gently into that good night. A fervent fan, she relished attending St. Louis Cardinal baseball games with Rhonda. She followed Mizzou basketball and football, often wearing her favorite gold, Tiger hoodie on game days. She also loved watching ice skating and gymnastics. She and Rhonda attended Stars on Ice every time it came to town.
Even the best of lives suffer setbacks and come to an end. And when Wilda’s time came, she was surround by family and close friends. Now, she is happy, joyous, and free and in the company of relatives and friends who have passed on before her.
Memorial donations may be made to Central Services of AA (St. Louis Central Service Office), 14 Sunnen Dr., St. Louis, MO 63143 (telephone (314)647-3677). Or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. (telephone 1-800-227-2345, or online at www.cancer.org/donate).
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