Funeral service for Mrs. Lashanda Michelle McGruder 51, of Killeen, TX will be held Saturday, December 20, 2025, 12:00 p.m. at Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church in Killeen, TX. Burial will follow the service at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Killeen, TX.

Viewing will be held two hours prior to the service (10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) at the church.

Services can be viewed on the Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church Facebook Page.

LASHANDA MICHELLE MCGRUDER WAS BORN MAY 22, 1974, IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. ON DECEMBER 5, 2025, AFTER A BATTLE WITH CANCER, SHE PASSED AWAY AT HOME IN KILLEEN, TEXAS.

MICHELLE, AS SHE WAS AFFECTOINALLY REFERRED TO BY MOST OF THOSE WHO KNEW HER (AND "MITCH" BY HER GRANDMOTHER), WAS CHRISTENED AT A YOUNG AGE. SHE CONFESSED A HOPE IN JESUS CHRIST AS AN ADULT AND WAS BAPTIZED AT GREATER PEACE M.B.C. IN KILLEEN, TEXAS. UNDER THE TULIGE OF PASTOR JA MOLAND.

LASHANDA WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF HER CHURCH AND SHE WORKED WITH THE WILLING WORKERS MINISTRY, AND THE SUNDAY SCHOOL MINISTRY UNTIL HER HEALTH FAILED. SHE WAS ALSO ACTIVE IN THE NURSING HOME MINISTRY WHERE SHE FAITHFULLY SERVED THE RESIDENTS OF THE ROSEWOOD RETIREMENT HOME IN HARKER HEIGHS, TX, WHERE SHE FAITHFULLY SERVED BESIDE HER HUSBAND. SHE LOVED HER CHURCH FAMILY.

MICHELLE ENTERED INTO HOLY MATRIMONY WITH MINISTER KENNETH MCGRUDER ON JANUARY 15, 2015. SHE LOVED HER HUSBAND. MICHELLE WAS A VERY LOYAL AND DEVOTED WIFE UNTIL HER LAST BREATH. WHENEVER YOU SAW THEM, THEY WERE ALWAYS TOGETHER, YOU NEVER SAW THEM APART. THEY OFTEN REFERRED TO EACH OTHER AS THE OTHERS "RIDE OR DIE." THEY TOOK THEIR VOWS FOR BETTER OR WORSE AND IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH TO HEART.

HER PASSION WAS HER EMPLOYMENT. SHE WORKED FOR G.C. SERVICES IN COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS, FOR OVER 16 YEARS. SHE WAS ASST. OPERATIONS MANAGER, AND IN 2022, BECAME OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR FOR SOUTHWEST GAS. SHE WAS ALSO AN AVID LOVER OF HELLO KITTY.

LASHANDA LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORIES: HER LOVING AND DEVOTED HUSBAND, KENNETH D. MCGRUDER; PARENTS, MARILYN M. SIMEON AND WILLIE R. SIMEON OF COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS; FIVE SIBLINGS, LASHATTA M. SIMEON, WILLIAM R. SIMEON, WYNTON R. SIMEON OF COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS, WENDEL R. SIMEON OF DALLAS, TEXAS, AND COURTNEY M. DIXON (VINCE) OF ARIZONA; ALAIA AND MATHYUS DIXON (ONLY NIECE AND NEPHEW); AUNTS, SARA ANN PLUMMER, RACHELE BROUSSARD, LINDA TRAVIS, CONNIE SIMEON, LORI ANN SIMEON; UNCLES, TONY SIMEON (ANITA) AND NICKI SIMEON (GRETCHEN); AND A HOST OF ASSOCIATES, CLOSE FRIENDS, COUSINS, AND CHURCH FAMILIES.

PRECEDING HER IN DEATH: ARTHUR AND MINERVA PLUMMER, AND WILLIE AND EULA SIMEON.