Weeda Marie Cartwright, 1931-2021

Posted Wednesday, April 28, 2021 8:29 pm

Weeda Marie Cartwright, 89, of Quitman, passed away at her home on April 17, 2021.

A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Lowe-Gardner Funeral Home.

Weeda Cartwright was born in Quitman on April 24, 1931 to Mark and Lois (Deuson) Hines. She married James Cartwright on Nov. 8, 1947 and was a homemaker most of her life.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Cartwright; her parents; and a daughter, Pamela Gayle Cartwright.

She is survived by her four children, Beverly Hampton and husband Gary of North Pole, Alaska, James Cartwright Jr. of Quitman, Herman “Ed” Cartwright and wife Jamie of Texarkana and Cindy Anderson and husband Ronny of Kaufman; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

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