Private funeral services were held for Christine Dolan Medford, 84, of Wylie.

Mrs. Medford died August 9 in Wylie.

She was born in 1926 in Oldtown, Md. to the late Alexander and Katherine Dolan.

Survivors include her daughters, Bonnie Jorski and her husband Harold of Lutz, Fla., Linda Stephens and her husband Chris of Wylie, and Patsy Hernandez and her husband Allen of Houston; son, Gary Medford of Norman, Okla.; 12 grandchildren, Jeffrey Jorski and his wife Jennifer of Land O’ Lakes, Fla., Jason Jorski of Austin, Nathan Stephens of Thief River Falls, Minn., Christy Lin Roy and her husband Steve of Wylie, Andrea Hernandez of Dallas, Melanie Maldonado and her husband Jose of Houston, Andrew Medford of Norman, Okla., Christina Mieser and her husband Leland of Norman, Okla., Jennifer Moore and her husband Jeremy of Norman, Okla., Molly Scott and her husband Hayden of Seattle, Wash., and Amanda and Larry Medford of Houston; and seven great-grandchildren, Holden Jorski, Jackson Jorski, Katelyn Stephens, Madison Mieser, Nicholas Mieser, Cooper Moore and Carson Moore.  

She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Tony; son, Larry Dale; and infant daughter, Sharon Faye.

The family said they would like to extend special thanks to the staff and residents at Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home for “their love, kindness and friendship shown to our mom.”

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Mrs. Medford’s memory to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Arrangments were under the direction of Allen Funeral Home of Wylie.

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