Obituary of Wanda Lucille McGuire

Smethport - Wanda Lucille McGuire, 64, of Smethport, died Friday (April 1, 2011) in the Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, NY. She was born Aug. 7, 1946 in Port Allegany, a daughter of Robert L. and Vera Lucille Austin Cochran. On August 21, 1965, in Trinity Lutheran Church, Smethport, she married James R. McGuire, who survives. They were high school sweethearts and were happily married for 45 years. Mrs. McGuire was a 1964 graduate of Smethport Area High School and was a secretary for Bill Lake Real Estate of Smethport, PA. She was very active in the Smethport Sports Booster Club for many years and was an active member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Smethport. She was a very loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was involved in all of her children's and grandchildren's lives and enjoyed her family immensely. In addition to her husband and father, she is survived by: one daughter: Wendi Kay (Todd) Higley of Smethport, PA three sons: Scott James McGuire of Smethport, PA, Brian Allen (Allison) McGuire of Palmyra, VA, Kevin Michael (Amy) McGuire of Cross Junction, VA five grandchildren: Alyssah, Brandon, Colin, Emily, and Alaynah one brother: Robert E. (Kathy) Cochran of Smethport, PA She was preceded in death by her mother. Visitation will be held on Monday from 2-4 and 6-8 P.M. at Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., 2 Bank St., Smethport, PA. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, at 11 AM, from the Hilltop Baptist Church, Gifford, with the Rev. Thomas Beam and the Rev. Max Simms, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Smethport. Memorials, if desired, may be made to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, P.O. Box 631, Buffalo, NY 14240 or American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852, the University of Virginia Baseball Team, Charlottesville, VA, or the Hamlin Memorial Library, Smethport. Online condolences can be made at www.hartle-tarboxfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Hartle-Tarbox Funeral Homes, Inc., Smethport.