Nancy Wasson

Nancy Wasson, age 74, of Gatesville passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at her home. Memorial services will be at 10:30AM, Friday, March 15, 2013 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Inurnment will follow at 1:00PM at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Nancy was born on April 5, 1938 in Houston, Texas to Herbert Cunningham and Helen Weatherhead Cunningham. She grew up in Comanche, Texas. Nancy graduated from Comanche High School in 1956, and then went into the Army where she was a dental lab technician. She served her country for 2 years where she met and fell in love with Pete Wasson, her husband of 54 years. They were married on July 13, 1957 at Walter Reed Medical Center Chapel. As a proud military family they lived in Washington, DC, Fayetteville NC, Germany, Fort Rucker, AL, Fort Hood, TX, and settled in Gatesville, TX in 1973. She worked in the probation office in Coryell County and attended Central Texas College at night to achieve her Bachelors Degree. She retired from Coryell County Adult Probation Office as a probation officer. Nancy enjoyed counted cross stitch early in life and this turned into a love of sewing. She became an avid quilter and was a member of the Wildflower Quilt Guild in Temple. She also quilted with a special group of friends in a quilting bee in Temple. Nancy made and donated over a hundred lap quilts to the wounded warriors at Fort Hood. Nancy was a devoted wife and mother. She was so proud of her two grandsons and attended every function from T-Ball to awards banquets to Basketball, but drew the line at track. Nancy loved animals, especially their cat, Mouse, and enjoyed traveling with her husband. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pete on July 11, 2011. Nancy is survived by her son, David Wasson and wife, Joanna of Gatesville; two grandchildren, Chris Wasson and David Allen Wasson; great-granddaughter, Raelynn Ann Wasson; sister-in-law, Dr. Masha Britten; nephew, Gordon Britten and wife, Teal Burl and their son, Ian; niece, Tina Holden and husband, Rob and their children Elizabeth and James. Memorials may be made to Boys and Girls Club, 206 S. 7th, Gatesville, TX 76528 or Scott and White Hospice, 2401 S. 31st, Temple, TX 76508.