Juanita Floye Wortham

Juanita Floye McMenamy Wortham born August 20, 1918 passed away on November 29, 2012. She grew up in Van Alystyne, TX. and was the oldest of 12 siblings. Juanita was a homemaker, devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved caring for her family, cooking, reading & cross-word puzzles. Juanita was preceded in death by her Husband, Bob Wortham; Sons, Jerry Bob & Michael; Mother & Father, Ona & Mack McMenamy; Brothers, Lyndy & Bryon McMenamy; Sisters, Theresa Conger & LaJuana Robertson; Grandsons, Bart & Justin and Baby Granddaughter Laura. She is survived by her Children, Judy & husband Carl Eudy, Joyce Sline, Carol & husband Henry Wallace, Johnny & wife Sherry Wortham, Janet & husband Emilio Salinas; Daughter in laws, Evelyn & Rosalyn Wortham; 15 Grandchildren, Carla, Julie, Amy, Angie, Jonna, Lesli, Jayson, Gary, Brian, Bret, Heath, Terra, Travis, Michelle & Ann Marie; 21 Great Grandchildren, Ashley, Matthew, Neal, Ryan, Megan, Gavin, Kelsey, Hanna, Preston, Whitney, Ian, Evie, Bailey, Grant, Elam, Lydia, Reed, Taylor, Kaden, Jayson & Macie; 4 Great Grandchildren, Maddison, Faith, Chance & Peyton; Brothers, Bobby, Charles & Larry McMenamy; Sisters, Vaunda McMenamy, Gwendolyn Marr & Kathy Farrell.Funeral service will be 2:00PM Saturday December 1, 2012 at New Hope Funeral Home. Family will receive friends at the church 6:00PM to 8:00PM Friday evening at the funeral home. Pallbearers are Bret Wortham, Heath Wortham, Jayson Wortham, Travis Thomas, Jason Brown & Mickey Bruce. Interment will be Hillcrest Cemetery in Forney TX. Mrs. Wortham's grandchildren were asked to give one word to describe their grandmother to be read today. While they all agreed that to describe a woman who had such a very profound impact on each of their lives was difficult here are the words they choose: Strong Inquisitive Loving - the choice of several Sweet Compassionate Family Smart Amazing Giving And her grandson Heath summed it up well for all of them: "no matter what you did, how bad you were, no matter how long you were gone, no matter how many grand kids there were, you always felt like the most important one. She treated kids and friends alike. It was never too late to cook you something to eat, she was bull headed. She would rather do it herself than ask for help but if I had to describe her in one word it would be "love". In the end I think they would all agree two words would be better: unconditional love. Funeral service will 2:00PM Saturday December 1, 2012 at New Hope Funeral Home. Family will receive friends at the church 6:00PM to 8:00PM Friday evening at the funeral home. Pallbearers are Bret Wortham, Heath Wortham, Jayson Wortham, Travis Thomas, Jason Brown & Mickey Bruce. Interment will be Hillcrest Cemetery in Forney TX. MOTHER-IN-LAW SYNDROME Mother-in-laws are supposed to be mean & hard to get along with. Juanita was the exception. From the moment I joined the family, she always treated me like her daughter. I can say I always felt as close to her as I did my own mother. She taught me so much about cooking, raising children, and life in general. I will forever be grateful for all her wisdom and love she showed me. I love you Juanita. Evelyn