Wanda Iiams

October 16, 1929 - November 29, 2020

WANDA IIAMS Wanda Rose (Meier) Iiams, age 91, of Sunrise Beach, Missouri, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Lake Regional Hospital, Osage Beach, Missouri. She was born October 16, 1929 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a daughter of Luther Garvin and Rosa Lee (Trammel) Frost. As a toddler, in 1931, the family moved to Kansas City, Missouri. She spent most of her adult life in Roeland Park, Kansas and retired to the Lake of the Ozarks in 1990. In 1993, she was united in marriage to William E. “Bill” Iiams. Together they shared thirteen years of marriage until his passing on August 5, 2006. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Julie Hooten; and a step-son, Bill Iiams. Survivors include a son, Jeffrey Meier of Port St. Lucie, Florida; a step-daughter, Debra Salyer of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; four grandchildren, Mevin Hooten, Jaira Gordon, Cameron Hooten and Matthew Meier; three great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. She was a member of West Lake Christian Church in Laurie, Missouri, American Legion Auxiliary Post 624 in Sunrise Beach, Missouri, a life-member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5923 in Camdenton, Missouri, Lady Elks #2705 in Laurie, Missouri, Sunrise Beach Little Theater, Westlake Newcomers, Order of the Eastern Star #410 in Versailles, Missouri and the New Horizons Club. Graveside services and burial will be held 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 4, 2020 at Garber Memorial Estates, Laurie, Missouri. Memorial donations may be made to West Side Senior Center. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel