Wanda Roush

Wanda Faye Gerdes Roush, 52, died at her residence in Lafe, Arkansas on December 1, 2008, due to a lengthy illness. She was born on Memoiral Day, May 30, 1956, at Lafe, Arkansas to Rose Mary (Dicus) and Harold W. Gerdes. She was retired from the Greene County Clerk's Office. She was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Lafe. She was preceded in death by her mother, Rose Mary Gerdes, an infant brother, Dennis Gerdes, father-in-law Charles "Coby" Roush, her maternal grandparents, Oscar and Dica Dicus and her paternal grandparents, William and Mollie Gerdes. Survivors include her husband Phil Roush of Lafe; daughters and sons-in-law Melissa and Chad Henson of Brookland and Ashley and Curtis Reed of Paragould; her father, Harold W. Gerdes of Lafe; brothers a sister-in-law, Gary and dorothy Gerdes of Paragould and Greg Gerdes of Paragould; sister and brother-in-law, Ann and Ronnie Harvey of Lafe,; grandson Tyler Shane Henson; granddaughter, Alexis Nicole Reed. Her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Harlan and Verda Crouch of Paragould and sister-in-law and brother-in-law Rita and Terry Gladish of Paragould. Visitation will be Tuesday evening 5:30-9:00 at Heath Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 10:00 A.M. at St. John's Lutheran Church with Rev. Curt Dwyer officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Pallbearers will be, Brandon Gladish, Randy Hedge, Mike Ellis, Al Ryan, Kevin Reddick and James Crow. Memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church Building Fund. A special thanks to St. Bernard's Hospice care team for all their wonderful and caring assistance.