DOROTHY SUE MATTHEWS WINGO 11/4/1931 7/6/2012 (10:45pm)
DAUGHTER OF WILLIARD AND EDITH MATTHEWS RESIDENTS OF ANGLETON BEGINNING 1933
HUSBAND OF CECIL L. WINGO JR 3/11/1929 2/2/2009
MOTHER OF STEWART MATTHEW WINGO SR AND WHITE CLOUD WINGO (DEC)

She was a small sweet woman of great artistic abilities, so shy yet living with a man of the opposite character for many years. She was organist and pianist for the First Baptist Church in Angleton beginning in the 1940s.Organist for the First Presbyterian Church of Angleton afterwards. She took 1st place in typing and shorthand in the State of Texas in her Angleton High School class of 1949. Sue dined with governors, many high ranking State officials and put up with G.L. "Bubba" Rouse for many years as his office manager for Brazoria County.
It is noteworthy to say that Sue was the first Chief Probation Officer for Robertson County and it's judicial district.
Utilizing her great talents in music Sue's father, Willard Matthews. Would take her to the Veterans Hospital in Houston where she would entertain the disabled veterans with the music she made from piano.
Sue started her adult life in her first job at the Brazoria County Courthouse , right across from the old Sheriff's Office. Cecil's desk was in direct view from her's , Cecil moved his desk because Sue was staring at him. Later he ticketed her, asked her out and November 4 , 1950 they began a union of a tremendous living of life until his death February 2, 2009. I believe the citation was dismissed.
So small and so fearful of nature's storms, yet she has braved the last steps of this life with such courage. This can only mean she truly accepted the Lord as her savior as she feared no evil in this trek to another life.
No words can demonstrate the kindness and congeniality of Sue Wingo , she was a true lady of the 1880's as we have come to know the legend of those Belles to be, a true Southern Belle. Old school and sweet , with set and firm feelings of right and wrong. No person came to her home, even to the end , who was not offered a Dr. Pepper, which she believed was the thing of life.
Her husband, Cecil Wingo had been Texas State Trooper, Sue has lived the last days of her life taking all things as they came, just like a Trooper. Just as she has lived throughout her life with her husband , son and now grandson in their law enforcement careers. Sue is the greatest example of a lawman's wife, supportive and understanding of the pitiful pay and the enduring hours.
Sue died in her home as it was promised by her son , to her beloved husband Cecil that it would be. Sue was in company of her son , 3 grandchildren and 2 of their girlfriends. Sue died after a lengthy battle with lung issues. She became alarmingly ill suddenly a few days before her death. Her last words spoken this past Thursday were "I love you" and each time a pallitating effort was made she tried to say thank you. I am her son, I knew her for 60 years, I never truly recognized the genuine true Southern Bell, this lady, my Mom was until these precious moments with her. Dying is not comfortable, but the entire time she apologized for the inconvienance to those who did something for her each and every time . In knowing she was special and a Belle, I was not aware I had ever met a woman such as this , with such dignity, graciousness and of a courage I truly did not expect, with her knowing her life was ending.
Not many know, Sue became ill and was hospitalized 10 years ago with hypoxia after being found in a mechanically asphyxiating position , in her home, she was hospitalized for 2 weeks. The hypoxia began a downward trend of a disease, Sue continued with this degrading health for those ten years. Sue is now relieved of this discomfort, never complaining , only thanking those who helped her.
Sue is survived by her only living son, Matt Wingo and his children Stormy, Skye and Sunnye of Angleton. The friends surviving her are too great a number to describe.
Sue had another child very few are aware of, this child left this world soon after birth In recognition of the Wingo Indian Heritage the child was named White Cloud.

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