Edna Kathyrn Wagner, age 99, just six months from her 100th birthday, of Nashville, TN, died Tuesday, June 21, 2022. She was a native of Nashville, TN, and was the daughter of the late, Virginia Brown – Williams and John Currin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Albert Wagner of 46 years. Siblings, Rosemary Gould, Wp Williams, Margaret Fisher, Marie Carter, John C. Williams, and her three children, the late John Gregory and Mark Wagner, and Linda Gail Rogers.
Survivors include her grandchildren, Michele L. Rogers, Shawn Mullholland, Duane Wagner, Douglas Wagner, Robert Wagner, Shannon Wilder; along with numerous great grandchildren, and a host of other loving family and friends.
Edna was a loving daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great, and loving sister, referred by many as the toughest lady on earth. She survived the depression at the early age of eight, even with the loss of her father. She later met her husband, our grandfather, John Wagner, a Navy Seaman, at the time, and re-wrote history from Pearl Harbor. She was a Nurses aid in World War II, a Sunday school teacher and devoted Christian and member of the Church of Christ, secretary, and antique dealer. She raised three children while her husband sailed the seas during three wars. She worked hard to teach them the value of hard work, compassion, and Christ. This lady was a force that will dearly be missed by her beloved family and friends. She was famous for her apple pies, cooking, sewing, bowling, rose gardening, dominoes, and croquet. Edna’s door was always open, and her guidance was steadfast and true. You could always count on Edna. She was a giver and a healer, and a fighter of what is good in this world. She had a heart of gold and the spirit of an angel.
Visitation will be Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a service at 2:00 p.m. all at Woodfin Chapel in Smyrna. Brother Tony Holt will officiate. A graveside service will be Monday at 1:00 p.m. in Nashville National Cemetery in Madison, Tennessee.
Grandsons and a great grandson will serve as pallbearers.
