Harriett A. Wagner, 91, passed away Oct. 7, 2019, in at Meyer Care Center in Higginsville. Funeral services were held Oct. 12 in Warrensburg, with interment in Warrensburg Memorial Gardens. She was the mother of Kathy Robertson of Gallatin.
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Harriett was born on March 11, 1928, in Aberdeen, SD. She was a graduate of Pontiac High School of Pontiac, IL, in the class of 1946.
She married Odell E. Wagner on Oct. 9, 1949, in Pontiac, IL. She spent a total of 30 years in the dental profession, retiring in 1990.
Harriett and Odell were heavily involved in the University of Central Missouri (UCM) athletics department for many years. She helped established the “Foster Parent Program” with the Jennies, and also assisted with organizing the “Hoop Shoot.” In 2000, she and Odell were inducted into the UCM Hall of Fame.
Harriett and Odell were longtime members of First Presbyterian Church in Warrensburg. She was deemed Missouri’s Mother of the Year in 2001.
Harriett is survived by three children: Kathy Robertson (husband Richard) of Gallatin, Michael Wagner (wife Marlene) of Wellsville, KS, and Richard Wagner (wife Luan) of Cross Roads, TX; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two brothers; and numerous extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband; son, Charles Wagner; one sister and one brother.