Dorothy Marie Bernadette Clare Wagner Harper
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Dorothy Marie Bernadette Clare Wagner Harper, OFS, was welcomed into Jesus's Loving embrace on January 31, 2021. She was a devoted wife, loving mother, humble servant, special sister, loving aunt and Gift from God. She was born on September 10, 1939 in her grandmother's farmhouse in Old Sweet Home, Texas. She married the love of her life, Linard Harper. Together they were blessed with 7 children. For the first 22 years of her adult life she was dedicated to making a home for her family. Then, she worked at St. Joseph Catholic School in Yoakum for 30+ years as a school secretary, religion teacher and librarian.
Dorothy truly lived a Catholic Christian life, learning and sharing her faith. Together with Linard on May 2, 1971 at Mission San Jose, she made her profession as a Lay Franciscan realizing that her life "may be the only Bible some of our neighbors will ever see". Her faith journey continued beside her husband who was ordained a Deacon in the First Diaconate Class of the Diocese of Corpus Christi.
She is survived by: her loving husband Deacon Linard Ray Harper; their seven children, Cheryl Harper Flores (Oscar), Anthony Harper (Joyce), L. Scott Harper (Shelly), Michelle Harper, Tommy Harper (Angela), Renae Harper, Chris Harper (Jennifer); twenty grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and sisters, Jeanette Tovar (Ernest) and Gayle Pechacek (David) and her nieces.
Funeral mass will be held on Wednesday, 2/3/21 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Sweet Home Texas at 2:00 pm. Visitation will start at 11:30 am with Rosary at 1:15 pm. The services will be livestreamed on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/queenofpeacesweethome. Memorials can be given to Queen of Peace Building Fund (online memorial at qpcatholicchurch.com), St. Joseph School Endowment Fund or Hospice of South Texas.