On August 1, 2018 Wilma Loree Sivils Magee, 91, passed away peacefully in Austin, Texas with her sons Jeff and Don at her bedside.
Wilma was known for her unwavering devotion to God, her unending self-sacrifice and service to family and friends, and her superb cooking. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
She was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on January 23, 1927 to the late Arthur Benton Sivils and Clara Mae Kelley Sivils.
On December 18, 1949, Wilma married the love of her life, Henry Holmes Magee. Though different in many ways, their unyielding commitment to one another kept them together for 42 years, until Henry’s death on October 27, 1992. Together they lived in Mississippi, California, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2006, she moved to Austin, Texas, where she quickly developed a newfound love of Mexican food and barbeque.
Survivors include: two sons, Dr. Jeffrey Scott Magee and wife, Carmen, of Soldotna, Alaska and Don Henry Magee of Austin, Texas; sister Kate Sivils Ketchum of Hernando, Mississippi and brother Leslie W. Sivils of Florence, Mississippi; four dearly loved grandchildren, Stephanie Derleth and husband Eric Derleth (and their children Madelynn and Oliver), Chelsea Stewart and husband Jordan Stewart (and their children Brooklyn, Natalie and Camryn), Katherine Loy Magee and Robert Henry Magee. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Mamie Lois Sivils, her eldest son, Randall Frank Magee, and husband, Henry Holmes Magee.
The family expresses profound gratitude to those who made her last days more comfortable by providing such extraordinary care, especially the doctors and nurses at the Dell Seton Medical Center and the angels at Hospice Austin’s Christopher House.
A graveside service will be held at 10:30am, Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 South Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah.
