Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameFred Homewood WAGONER 
3, Paul M. Wagoner,470, Fred Homewood Wagoner,134, MARRIAGE: WAGONER, FRED H. & MANN, DOROTHY ELIZABETH
3, Paul M. Wagoner,470, Fred Homewood Wagoner,134, MARRIAGE: WAGONER, FRED H. & MANN, DOROTHY ELIZABETHBirthJun 7, 1923, Durham County, North Carolina470, Fred Homewood Wagoner
DeathJul 22, 2011, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina470, Fred Homewood Wagoner
BurialRaleigh Memoral Park, 7501 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina470, Fred Homewood Wagoner
FlagsUS Army, World War II
FatherJew Irvin WAGONER (1896-1973)
MotherEunice Kent HOMEWOOD (1898-1985)
Spouses
1“Dot” Dorothy Elizabeth MANN 470, Fred Homewood Wagoner-Obituary Information,470, Dorothy “Dot” Mann Wagoner-Obituary Information,134, MARRIAGE: WAGONER, FRED H. & MANN, DOROTHY ELIZABETH,134, BIRTH: MANN, DOROTHY ELIZABETH
470, Fred Homewood Wagoner-Obituary Information,470, Dorothy “Dot” Mann Wagoner-Obituary Information,134, MARRIAGE: WAGONER, FRED H. & MANN, DOROTHY ELIZABETH,134, BIRTH: MANN, DOROTHY ELIZABETHBirthMar 11, 1924, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Dorothy “Dot” Mann Wagoner-Obituary Information,134, BIRTH: MANN, DOROTHY ELIZABETH
DeathAug 26, 2020, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina470, Dorothy “Dot” Mann Wagoner-Obituary Information
BurialRaleigh Memoral Park, 7501 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina470, Dorothy “Dot” Mann Wagoner-Obituary Information
FatherAlbert Harvey MANN (1903-1981)
MotherRuth FENTON (1897-1987)
MarriageJun 15, 1946, Alamance County, North Carolina470, Fred Homewood Wagoner-Obituary Information,134, MARRIAGE: WAGONER, FRED H. & MANN, DOROTHY ELIZABETH
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 470, Fred Homewood Wagoner
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 470, Fred Homewood Wagoner