Wanda Workman

Private services for Wanda Workman, 92, Lawrence will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Friday, July 26, 2013 at Allie’s Village Memory Care Homes in Lawrence.
Rita was born May 6, 1921 in Great Bend, KS the daughter of William F. and Sarah C. (Phillips) Nash.
She was a resident of Lawrence since 1956 and was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.
She was a homemaker and was a daycare provider for a number of years.
Rita married Harold Vernon Workman on October 13, 1938 in LaCrosse, KS. He preceded her in death September 16, 1991.
Survivors include one daughter, Rita Burke, and husband, Tim, Lawrence; one grandson, Tony Barritt; one great grandson, Chance Barritt, Lawrence; and one sister, Betty Shoemate, Arcadia, FL. She was also preceded in death by infant son, Jerry, October 1940.
The family suggests memorials in her name to Lawrence Humane Society and may be sent in care of the mortuary.
Online condolences may be sent to www.warrenmcelwain.com.