1. Full Name: Ora A. Wagaman Age: 78 Years Sex: F
2. Current address: Topeka
3. Date of death: Wednesday , November 13, 2002 following an extended illness.
4 Place of death: Her home
5. Cause of death: She had cancer
6. Date of birth: March 14, 1924 Place of birth: Waverly, Kansas
6.b. Parents: Fred and Aretha Fann Simmons
6.c. Years in current city/town:
7. Background: Mrs. Wagaman graduated from Burlington High School. She came to Topeka in 1943. She
worked as a secretary for a few years, and later was an Avon representative for several years. She was a 50-year
member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, where she had been a member of the choir and had led the Junior choir.
Her chief employment, enjoyment and expertise were found in motherhood.
8. Relatives: Married to: Roy C. Wagaman, Sept. 19, 1946 in Topeka
8.b. preceded in death by:
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Husband: Roy Wagaman, Topeka, KS
Son: Michael Wagaman, Brookings, OR
Daughter: Donna Miller, Asbury, NJ
Daughter: Carrie Harned, Lansing, MI
Sister: Ina Merle Williams, Waverly, KS
Sister: Ava Marie Prochaska, Emporia, KS
Sister: Elinor Kinder, Forsythe, MO
Brother: Earle Simmons, Lawrence, KS
Brother: Ellis Simmons, Lincoln, NE
Brother: James Simmons, Camarillo, CA
3: Grandchildren
9. Service time, day, date, place: Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 16, 2002 at
Trinity Presbyterian Church.
10. Burial: Private inurnment in Memorial Park Cemetery
11. Visitation times, place:
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:
13. Memorial contributions, if any: Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4746 SW 21st, 66604
14. Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, Kansas
66604
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