SANDRA N. ZENKER

1935-2018

Sandra N. Zenker passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 17, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene, Texas.

Sandra was born March 19, 1935 to Ernest and Beulah Nichols in Abilene, Texas. She graduated from Baylor University in 1958 with a degree in education and went on to earn her masters degree at TSU. In her professional life Sandra was a teacher and government program administrator with the Houston Independent School District. She had a deep respect for the hard work of the family on their ranch and was always thankful for the land entrusted to her. In her younger days she loved sailing Galveston Bay with her close friends. Sandra was an avid sports fan and closely followed the Baylor University sports programs and Houston’s professional sports teams. She was very involved with her grandchildren whom she loved dearly. Sandra was very loved and will be greatly missed.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Ernest C. and Beulah Nichols; and two brothers, E.B. “Sonny” Nichols and Carl C “Bid” Nichols.

Sandra is survived by her daughter, Chere L Christie; her son, Charles W. Zenker III; and her grandchildren, Taylor L. Christie and Charles W. Zenker IV.

The family requests that donations be made to pediatric cancer research through St.Judes www.stjudes.org, or www.childrenscancer.org.

Online Condolences may be shared with the family through the obituary link at www.elmwoodfuneral.com