Wanda Lee Kilgore

Funeral service for Wanda Lee Kilgore, 96, of Diboll, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2026 in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Algie Kilgore, Jr. officiating. Interment will be held at 3:00 p.m. at the Jones Prairie Cemetery, Leggett, TX.

Mrs. Kilgore was born April 9, 1930 in Chouteau, OK, daughter of the late Leona (Tatum) and Ivan Robison. She passed away Sunday, July 5, 2026 in her home.

Wanda found great joy in cooking, especially preparing traditional Southern meals, and enjoyed sewing in her spare time. Her greatest love was her family, particularly her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sunday family meals were a cherished tradition. Above all, Wanda’s faith was the foundation of her life. She put God first, faithfully loved her church, and lived each day with a servant’s heart.

Survivors include daughter, Norma Sanford and husband Raymond of Diboll; sons, Algie Lee Kilgore, Jr. and wife Marieda of Montgomery, Roger Kilgore and wife April of Diboll and Leslie Kilgore and wife Amy of Corrigan; son-in-law, Fox Adams; and numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, A.L. Kilgore; daughter, Mona Adams; a sister and a brother.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons and great-grandsons, Jacob Sanford, Jaydon Sanford, Nathan Sanford, Christopher Kilgore, Jackson Kilgore, Cooper Kilgore, Noah Johnson and Tyler Sanford.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be offered at www.gipsonfuneralhome.com

Services have been placed in the trust of Gipson Funeral Home.