Wynogene E Stanke

Wynogene E. Stanke, 93, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and friend passed away Friday, November 22, 2013.Service: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Ash Creek Baptist Church. Interment: 3:00 P.M. Wednesday at Eastlawn Cemetery in Brownwood. Visitation: 9 to 10:00 A.M. Wednesday before the service. Memorials: In lieu of flowers memorials may be made in Wynogene's name to Next Harvest Building Fund at Ash Creek Baptist Church, 300 S. Stewart, Azle, TX 76020 Wynogene was born February 27, 1920 in Brownwood to Cortess (Poncho) and Eunice Elliott. She was the middle child of three girls. Wynogene was employed at Sears in Brownwood for 15 years and nearly 20 years at the Humane Society in Brownwood. She graduated from Brownwood High School in the class of 1938 and attended Howard Payne University. Wynogene married the love of her life, Emil Stanke, on Christmas Eve in 1940. She never met a stranger, enjoyed flowers, 42 and liked to play all kinds of games. In her early years she was a painter. She was a lifetime member of Coggin Avenue Baptist Church, the longest serving member at the time of her passing. When she moved to Azle in 2006 she attended Ash Creek Baptist Church with her family.Wynogene was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Emil Stanke in 1971; and two sisters.Survivors: daughters, Judy Murphree and husband, Paul of Azle and Emily Anderson and husband, John of Springtown; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and a host of loving friends.