Obituary

Sandra Snelling passed away on Jan. 14, 2006. Family visitation will be from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2006, at Lemons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at Garland Street Church of Christ at 2 p.m. Wednesday with Karl King and Russell Harris officiating. Mrs. Snelling was born Jan. 14, 1943, in McKinney, Texas. She graduated from Phillips High School and then obtained her bachelor's degree in music and her master's degree in education from West Texas State University. Also, she obtained a master's degree in special education from Texas Tech University. She taught both elementary music and special education. She was an accomplished piano player and enjoyed many years of directing and teaching piano with Bobby Farmer at the Fine Arts Center. Also, she was an adjudicator for the National Piano Guild Auditions. She was a member of Garland Street Church of Christ. Sandra is survived by her husband of 42 years, Wayne Snelling; their children and spouses, Sonya and Tad Conner of North Richland Hills, Sydney and Gary Young of Paris, Texas, and Robert and Dionnette Snelling of Lubbock; and seven grandchildren, Bracken, Mallory, Trey and Thomas Conner, Zane and Zoie Young, and Abbigail Snelling. Also, she is survived by her sisters, Sarah McDaniel and Harriett "Re" Railsback, as well as a large family of in-laws, and many nieces and nephews. Sandra had a special gift of befriending those in need. She loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clifford and Alta Fay McCall; her sister, Becky Finnicum; and her brother-in-law, Lynn Railsback.