Richard Wagoner

Richard Dean Wagoner passed peacefully at home on September 8, 2021.

Memorial services for Richard will be held Saturday, September 25, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Garwin United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service. To send a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Richard and his family.

He was the oldest of five born to Otha Samuel Wagoner and Grace Irene Holmquist Wagoner in Marshalltown on May 1, 1928. He attended country school near Albion and graduated from Legrand high school in 1946. In 1947, Richard married his high school sweetheart, Janet Elaine Long at the Le Grand Friends Church.

Richard was a master carpenter and built their first home in Le Grand. In 1961 they moved to the family farm south of Garwin. Richard worked as a welder at Lennox for 38 years and farmed full time. He embraced the virtues of hard work and could build or fix anything. He was a faithful member of the United Methodist Church.

Richard was preceded in death by his first born son, Mark Richard Wagoner and by his beloved wife, Janet; his parents and brothers, David and John Wagoner.

Left to cherish his memory are his sons: Ted (Pam) and Tim (Glenda) and 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 many nieces and nephews.