Graveside services for Wilma Ione (Moore) Voth, 91, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at the Fairview Cemetery with her grandsons Trent Voth and Keven Haygood officiating. Arrangements by Fairview Funeral Home Inc.
Wilma was born March 25, 1922, in Dane, Oklahoma to Dennis L. and Martha "Ellen" (Kile) Moore and died Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at the Fairview Fellowship Home. Wilma grew up west of Fairview where her family ran the Dane store. She graduated from the 8th grade in 1936 from Dane School. Wilma spent her teenage years working in the community for different families cleaning, cooking, and taking care of their children.
Wilma married Leonard Voth on April 24, 1943 in Fairview. Wilma and Leonard spent most of their 57 years of marriage farming land west of Fairview. They were blessed with two sons, Dennis and Don.
Wilma gave her heart to Jesus as a young girl. She was a member of Midway Assembly of God Church where she and Leonard attended for many years.
Wilma was a very talented lady. She was an excellent housekeeper, cook, baker and seamstress. She always made sure her grandchildren had a home-made chocolate cake for each of their birthdays. Wilma loved to make Zwieback for Leonard, and all of the family loved that bread. Wilma crocheted beautiful doilies for her family and friends to cherish for years to come. She was an active member of the Pleasant Hills Sewing Club where she loved to meet with her friends and embroidery pillowcases and quilt blocks. Throughout her life, Wilma was never afraid to try new things. She took painting classes and left many pictures for the family to treasure. She also had a gift for music and played the piano, the organ and the accordion.
Wilma is survived by her sons, Dennis and wife Jan, Don and wife Hazel; brothers, Willard Moore and wife Darlene, Willis Moore and wife Shelby; sister, Wanda Baxter; grandchildren, Travis Voth, Trent and Lauren Voth, Shari and Keven Haygood, Leo and Amanda Voth, Mark and Brittany Voth, Angie Voth, and Chance Voth; great-grandchildren, Kayleigh Haygood, Adam Voth, Cole Voth, Kolby Haygood, Hannah Voth, Evan Voth, Bode Voth, Eliana Voth, McKinnley Voth, and Grady Voth; along with a host of nieces and nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard, her parents, three brothers and five sisters.