She was born July 31, 1952 in Bonham and graduated from Bonham High School in 1970. Chris attended Grayson County College and was working at Harris Methodist Hospital as a Medical Laboratory Technician in Fort Worth.

Survivors are a son, David VanHooser of Laramie, WY; daughter Amber Brownrigg of Yazoo, MS; grandchildren, Joe, Alecia, and David Brown; mother and step-father Lou and Terry Miller of Whitewright, TX; sister, Cathi Caffey of Lamasco, TX.
Chris was preceded in death by her father, Dick Wait, Jr.
The family will receive friends at Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home from 6-8:00 PM, Monday, November 16, 2009.