Obituary

MARY L. WAGERS
(February 12, 1923 - August 12, 2012)

MARY LORETTA WAGERS, 89, of Barboursville, W.Va., passed away Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, at Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, W.Va. She was born Feb. 12, 1923, in Ethel, W.Va., the daughter of the late, Allie and Mattie Reynolds Johnson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Boyd Wagers Sr., a retired Tech Sgt. with the U.S. Air Force; and one son, Rudolph Wagers. She was retired from Perry Novell Shoe Factory in Huntington, a veteran of the U.S. Navy World War II as a truck driver, member of VFW Auxiliary Cobb Co. Ga., a Little League Mother for 12 years at League No. 8, an avid bowler and a lifelong Cincinnati Reds Fan. She is survived by two daughters, Rose Thornburg of Barboursville, W.Va., and Ann (Mike) Kane of Kathleen, Ga.; two sons, Ambrose (Ben) Wager of Johnson City, Texas, and Ernest Boyd Wagers Jr. (Kim) of Huntington, W.Va.; four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and a special niece, Judy and Poe Bradbury of Ona, W.Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012, at Henson Mortuary, Barboursville, with Rev. Paul R. Farley officiating. Burial will follow in the Maupin Cemetery, Ona, W.Va. Visitation will be from noon until service 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her memory to Hospice of Huntington or a charity of your choice.