Wanda Vanessa Littles

Wanda Vanessa Littles was born January 1, 1954 in Bessemer, Alabama to Roosevelt Thomas and Fannie Mae Thomas. Wanda went to be with the Lord on May 19, 2018. She attended Robert G. Cole High School in the Fort Sam Houston Independent School District in San Antonio, Texas where she graduated with Honors. She attended Our Lady of the Lake University and went on to graduate summa cum laude from the University of the Incarnate Word with two Bachelor degrees. Wanda was a teacher, an educator, a writer, and poet. She did some acting and excelled at speaking. As an author, she wrote six books That I Might Be Free, Color Blind Psalm of Life, Come Sunday Morning, Like a Thief in the Night, and Preacha. Wandas last book was called A Desperate Faith, a ghost written memoir for Dr. Gerald Sseruwagi about his life in Uganda. The book was published in 2013. Wanda and Gerald were both Incarnate Word Alumni. Wanda worked in the San Antonio Independent School District and various charter schools. She wrote for the Northeast Herald, urbanfaith.com, mysanantonio.com, and the Word Magazine, and was an announcer for KDRY Radio where she did the Jesus questions. Wanda was a member of Maranatha Bible Church where she served and also got married. She was a strong, Christian loving woman. Those around her know she is the presence of the Lord! Wanda is preceded in death by her father, Roosevelt Thomas and her stepfather, Eddie L. Steele. She is survived by her husband, Cleophus Littles Jr.; her mother, Fannie Mae Steele; her brothers, Eddie L. Steele Jr., Blake Steele, and Teddy Steele; her sisters, Louise Steele and Karen Steele; her nieces Jennifer Steele, Kendra Steele, and Kaylynn Steele; her nephews; Kerry Steele, Dariaus Ruth, and a host of other nieces, nephews, family and friends.