Merwin Madewell Wagner, 81, of Chetopa, died at 11:00 a.m., Sunday, May 15, 2011, at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin.
He was born July 25, 1929, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Charles J. and Ella M. (Madewell) Wagner. As a young boy, he grew up in Chetopa where he attended school and graduated from Chetopa High School.
He and Dawna Ballard were married September 9, 1950, in Oswego, Kansas. In 1956, they moved to California where he worked in construction building skyscrapers. In 1979, they returned to Chetopa where they have lived since.
He was a member of the Faith Baptist Church in Chetopa and was also a member of the National Rifle Association. He was an avid New York Yankees baseball fan and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.
Survivors include:
Wife – Dawna Wagner of the home
Three Daughters – Merrita Short Webb City, MO
Rebecca DoByns Columbus, KS
Shawna Wagner Webb City, MO
Five Grandchildren
One Great-Grandchild
Two Sisters – Marguerite Jones Columbus, KS
Ella Mae Krider Chetopa, KS
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl and Eugene Wagner.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Faith Baptist Church in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the Merwin Wagner Memorial Fund. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Merwin Wagner, please visit our flower store.
He was born July 25, 1929, in Chetopa, Kansas, to Charles J. and Ella M. (Madewell) Wagner. As a young boy, he grew up in Chetopa where he attended school and graduated from Chetopa High School.
He and Dawna Ballard were married September 9, 1950, in Oswego, Kansas. In 1956, they moved to California where he worked in construction building skyscrapers. In 1979, they returned to Chetopa where they have lived since.
He was a member of the Faith Baptist Church in Chetopa and was also a member of the National Rifle Association. He was an avid New York Yankees baseball fan and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.
Survivors include:
Wife – Dawna Wagner of the home
Three Daughters – Merrita Short Webb City, MO
Rebecca DoByns Columbus, KS
Shawna Wagner Webb City, MO
Five Grandchildren
One Great-Grandchild
Two Sisters – Marguerite Jones Columbus, KS
Ella Mae Krider Chetopa, KS
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl and Eugene Wagner.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at the Faith Baptist Church in Chetopa. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home.
Memorials are suggested to the Merwin Wagner Memorial Fund. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Merwin Wagner, please visit our flower store.
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