Mrs.Wanda Faye Rasheed, of Guthrie, died Sunday at Select Specialty Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was 65. Mrs. Rasheed was born Wanda Faye King in Guthrie on June 9, 1952, to Frankie and Earl King. She was affectionately known by most friend's and loved ones as Faye. She served her family and community in many roles over the years included as highly skilled seamstress, cook and homemaker. She was also an educator who taught at schools in Virginia and Washington, D.C., and as a culinary arts instructor at the Guthrie Job Corps. She homeschooled her two children through elementary school and operated an in-home childcare center called Wandaland through much of the 1990s.
She graduated from Guthrie High School in 1970 and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Home Economics from Langston University. She also pursed a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Development at Langston University. Raised in the Church Of The Living God, Mrs.Rasheed converted to Islam in her early 20s and was devoted member of Muslim communities in East Orange, New Jersey; Washington, D.C.; and Panama city, Florida. She returned to her earlier faith in her 40s and maintained connections to both the Church Of The Living God and First Baptist Church in Guthrie. She is preceded in death by her husband Carey Ladon Rasheed ( formerly Carey Parks) and four siblings: Earline King, Merle King, Dewayne King and Ricky King. Mrs. Rasheed is survived by her longtime companion Roy Nave; her two children, Jamal Rasheed of Guthrie, and Aesha Rasheed of New Orleans; Five grandchildren; her four siblings: Senora Petty, Frank King, Bethrine Robinson, all of Guthrie, and Opal King of Midwest City; numerous beloved nieces and nephews and many dear friends who will miss her warmth and charm.

A Letter From Heaven

I'm writing this from Heaven
Where I dwell with God above.
Where there's no more tears
or sadness, there's just eternal
love...

When you are walking down the
street, and you've got me on
your mind, I walking in your
footsteps, only half a step behind...

And when you feel that gentle breeze
or the wind upon your face, that's me
giving you a great big hug, or just a
soft embrace...

And when it's time for you to go from
that body to be free, remember you're
you are coming here to me...