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Wanda M. Praisewater

Female 1929 - 2026  (97 years)


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  • Name Wanda M. Praisewater  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 15 Feb 1929  Fillmore, Andrew County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 11 Aug 2026  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Obituary 12 Aug 2026  Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    News-Press NOW 
    • Thrasher, Wanda
      Aug 12, 2026

      Wanda Thrasher, 97, passed away on Aug. 11, 2026, at Vintage Gardens Assisted Living, in St. Joseph. Wanda was born on Feb. 15, 1929, in Fillmore, Missouri, to Manford and Mollie Praiswater.

      She graduated from Fillmore High School and attended Northwest Missouri State University for two years where she met her husband, Keith Thrasher. They were married for 63 years.

      Wanda was engaged in farming with her husband for 42 years, eventually moving to St. Joseph, but loved her "big white house on the hill" and always considered it her home.

      Wanda was a member of the First Baptist Church in Savannah. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and son, Steven.

      Surviving family includes daughter, Pam Hurley; granddaughter, Missy (Ryan) McClurg; great-granddaughters, Rylan (Austin) Dawkins and Maggie (Tayton) Terry; and great-great-grandson, Bridger Dawkins.

      Special thank you to the caregivers and staff at Vintage Gardens and Mosaic Hospice.

      There will be no public visitation. A private family service will be held at the Heaton-Bowman-Smith Savannah Chapel with interment to follow at the Fillmore Cemetery.

      In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be directed to either Mosaic Hospice or United Way of Greater St. Joseph. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.
    Burial Fillmore Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I19516  CCBasic
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2026 

    Father Manford A. Praisewater,   b. 1882   d. 1951 (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mollie E. (Praiswater),   b. 1891   d. 1959 (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F7555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Keith L. Thrasher,   b. 8 Dec 1927   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Steven Keith Thrasher,   b. 17 Dec 1954, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1992, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    Family ID F7556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Aug 2026 

  • Photos
    Keith and Wanda Praiswater Thrasher -- Grave Marker    		Keith and Wanda Praiswater Thrasher -- Grave Marker

  • Sources 
    1. [S30] Missouri., Missouri, Buchanan County -- The St. Joseph News-Press NOW Newspaper (Online), (http://newspressnow.com:), 13 Aug 2026, "Thrasher, Wanda," 12 August 2026, online archives (https://www.newspressnow.com/obituaries/thrasher-wanda/article_f27ceea2-fb21-5ecd-9ac1-d70054b028fd.html : accessed 13 Aug 2026). (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S287] Fillmore Cemetery (Andrew County, Missouri), Missouri, Andrew County -- Fillmore Cemetery (PACT), 13 Aug 2026, Keith and Wanda Thrasher marker, photographed by the PACT project. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S513] Missouri. Savannah., Missouri, Andrew County -- The Savannah Reporter and Andrew County Democrat Newspaper (Newspapers.com), 13 Aug 2026, "Steven K. Thrasher," 16 April 1992, p. 3, col. 2. (Reliability: 3).