Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthJun 7, 1923, Durham County, North Carolina [42415]
DeathJul 22, 2011, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina [42415]
BurialRaleigh Memoral Park, 7501 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina [42415]
FlagsUS Army, World War II
FatherJew Irvin WAGONER (1896-1973)
MotherEunice Kent HOMEWOOD (1898-1985)
Spouses
DeathAug 26, 2020, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina [42418]
BurialRaleigh Memoral Park, 7501 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina [42418]
FatherAlbert Harvey MANN (1903-1981)
MotherRuth FENTON (1897-1987)
Obituary Online notes for Fred Homewood WAGONER
RALEIGH — Fred Homewood Wagoner, 88, of Raleigh, died at home at Springmoor Retirement Community Friday, July 22, 2011.
He was born in Durham County, NC, son of the late J. Irvin and Eunice Homewood Wagoner.
His early years were spent in Gibsonville, NC, on the Wagwood family farm.
He was a WWII veteran, serving in the 104th infantry division of the Army from 1942-1945.
He graduated from NC State College in 1947 where he was Student Body President from 1946-1947 and lettered in football, wrestling and boxing.
Fred spent his career with the NC State Agricultural Extension Service, serving as the State 4-H Camping Specialist.
Fred was honored for his wide involvement in NC 4-H by being inducted into the National 4-H hall of Fame in 2007.
He and Dot, his wife of 65 years, retired to Laurel Springs, NC.
They established and operated the Fred and Dot Wagoner Christmas Tree retail business in Greensboro, NC and began Fraser Knoll Farm in Laurel Springs, raising Christmas trees and selling equipment and supplies to tree growers and retailers.
In Laurel Springs he was a member of Ashe Presbyterian Church, Peak Creek Ruritan Club, NC Christmas Tree Association and board member of Ashe County Farm Bureau.
Surviving are his wife Dot Mann Wagoner; children, Donald (Karen) Wagoner, Emily (Dick) Tinsley and Tommy (Carol) Wagoner; grandchildren, Christine Wagoner, Ashley (Eric) Layton, Allison (Conrad) McMullan, Laura Simons, James Simons, Jr, Thomas Wagoner and Anna Grace Wagoner, and great-grandchildren, Jackson Wagoner McMullan and Milly McMullan; and brothers, John Bryan Wagoner (twin) and Paul McRae Wagoner.
Published in News Record on July 24, 2011 [42415]
He was born in Durham County, NC, son of the late J. Irvin and Eunice Homewood Wagoner.
His early years were spent in Gibsonville, NC, on the Wagwood family farm.
He was a WWII veteran, serving in the 104th infantry division of the Army from 1942-1945.
He graduated from NC State College in 1947 where he was Student Body President from 1946-1947 and lettered in football, wrestling and boxing.
Fred spent his career with the NC State Agricultural Extension Service, serving as the State 4-H Camping Specialist.
Fred was honored for his wide involvement in NC 4-H by being inducted into the National 4-H hall of Fame in 2007.
He and Dot, his wife of 65 years, retired to Laurel Springs, NC.
They established and operated the Fred and Dot Wagoner Christmas Tree retail business in Greensboro, NC and began Fraser Knoll Farm in Laurel Springs, raising Christmas trees and selling equipment and supplies to tree growers and retailers.
In Laurel Springs he was a member of Ashe Presbyterian Church, Peak Creek Ruritan Club, NC Christmas Tree Association and board member of Ashe County Farm Bureau.
Surviving are his wife Dot Mann Wagoner; children, Donald (Karen) Wagoner, Emily (Dick) Tinsley and Tommy (Carol) Wagoner; grandchildren, Christine Wagoner, Ashley (Eric) Layton, Allison (Conrad) McMullan, Laura Simons, James Simons, Jr, Thomas Wagoner and Anna Grace Wagoner, and great-grandchildren, Jackson Wagoner McMullan and Milly McMullan; and brothers, John Bryan Wagoner (twin) and Paul McRae Wagoner.
Published in News Record on July 24, 2011 [42415]
Obituary Online notes for Dorothy Elizabeth (Spouse 1)
Dorothy (Dot) Mann Wagoner, 96, of Springmoor Retirement Community in Raleigh, NC, passed away on August 26. Dot grew up in Alamance Co. and was a graduate of Woman's College (UNC-G) in 1945 with a degree in Home Economics. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Fred Homewood Wagoner who died in 2011. She is survived by their 3 children Donald (Karen) Wagoner, Emily (Dick) Tinsley, and Tommy Wagoner. She was a proud grandmother to 7 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Dot was a blessing to family and friends and will be remembered for her love for Jesus and her church, involvement in NC 4-H, partner in Fred and Dot Christmas Trees in Greensboro and Fraser Knoll Farm in Laurel Springs, love of travel, and hospitality and generosity to family, friends, and everyone she met. The family gives praise and thanks to her compassionate caregiver Emelda Lewis and to special friends who showed many kindnesses in her later years. Family will have a private graveside service at Raleigh Memorial Park on September 5, 2020. Memorials can be made to Springmoor Endowment Fund (1500 Sawmill Rd. Raleigh 27615), Fred and Dot Wagoner 4-H Scholarship Endowment (Campus Box 7645 Raleigh 27695), or Christ Baptist Church (400 Newton Rd. Raleigh 27615). Renaissance Funeral Home, Raleigh. [42418]