Graveside service for Wanda Beard McCormack, 98, of Ruston, LA will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 20, 2025, at Cook Cemetery with Rev. Paul Watts officiating the service, under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes in Ruston, LA.
A visitation with family and friends will be prior to the service from 10:30 – 11:00 at Cook Cemetery.
Wanda was born on August 18, 1927, in Jackson, Louisiana and died on October 16, 2025, in Ruston, LA. She was a lifelong member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ruston, LA and retired from Commercial Union as an Insurance Rating Supervisor for many years. Wanda is preceded in death by her parents, Sam Beard and Pauline Scott Beard; husband, Don C. McCormack; grandson, Brandon McCormack; and sister, Patsy Carter.
Wanda is survived by her children, Rick McCormack (Deb), Karen Helm (Bruce), Paul McCormack ( Kim), and Gwen Lindsey; her grands, Stephanie Franklin, Ryan McCormack, Blake Helm (Susan), Amber Losee (Sloan), Camp McCormack (Elizabeth), Molly Lebrun (Clint), Tyler Lindsey (Mallory), Hannah Lindsey; great grands, Kristen Nettles, Sam McCormack, Porter Lebrun, Finley Lebrun, Harper McCormack, Campbell McCormack Scarlett Lindsey, Evelyn Lindsey; and other family and friends.
The family would like to thank Dr. Shane Phillips, Premier Hospice, and sitters, Margaret, Lillian, Dee, and Trinity for their caring love for her.
Memorials may be to Emmanuel Baptist Church or to the Donor’s choice.
