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Richard Dean Wagoner passed away peacefully at home on September 8, 2021.
Memorial services for Richard will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Garwin United Methodist Church. Tours will start at 10:00 a.m. before the service. To send your condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home takes care of Richard and his family.
He was the oldest of five children of Otha Samuel Wagoner and Grace Irene Holmquist Wagoner in Marshalltown on May 1, 1928. He attended a country school near Albion and graduated from Legrand High School in 1946. In 1947 , Richard married his high school girlfriend, Janet Elaine Long at Le Grand Friends Church.
Richard was a master carpenter and built their first home at Grand. In 1961, they moved to the family farm south of Garwin. Richard worked as a welder at Lennox for 38 years and was a full time farmer. He embraced the virtues of hard work and could build or fix anything. He was a staunch member of The United Methodist Church.
Richard was predeceased by his eldest son, Mark Richard Wagoner and by his beloved wife, Janet; his parents and brothers, David and John Wagoner.
His memory remains to be cherished: his sons: Ted (Pam) and Tim (Glenda) and his daughter, Teri; grandchildren: Jason (Jane)
Wagoner, Chris Wagoner, Ryan Edwards and Ramsey Wagoner; great-grandchildren: Thomas, Lillan, Eugene IV, Earon and Daphne; Brother William Wagoner; sister Mary Kennedy and several nieces and nephews.
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