John Lee Wagner

John L. Wagner, age 79, a resident of Perry, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, September 20, 2021 with his family by his side.
John was born on July 18, 1942 to Joseph N. Wagner and Josephine (Steinfort) Wagner in Orlando, Oklahoma. John graduated from Perry High School in 1960. John married Phyllis Long on July 27th, 1963 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. They had two children, Jeff and Theresa. After 40 years of working at Ditch Witch, John worked for multiple years at E-Z Drill before he retired. In addition to working at Ditch Witch and E-Z Drill, John started and ran his own business, John’s Sharpening Shop, for well over a decade.
John was involved in many activities at St. Rose of Lima, serving as an Alter Server, Lector, Eucharistic Minister, and Usher. John especially enjoyed greeting the church patrons. John was also involved in the Knights of Columbus. While Jeff was growing up, John participated in Boy Scouts, and made several trips hiking Philmont with the troops. John could be found at every football game watching Jeff play football and participate in the band, watching Theresa twirl, as well as traveling to Texas to watching Jessica in her FFA events and Joseph excel in Boy Scouts. You could also find him at the fairgrounds watching Katelyn show her goats. John also enjoyed playing golf with Jeff and Ty.
John was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Josephine, his brothers, Leo, George, and Gene (Sam).
John is survived by his wife, Phyllis; son Jeff and his wife Angela of Plano, Texas; daughter Theresa and her husband Beech Martin Prigmore, Jr. of Perry, Ok; Grandchildren: Jessica, Joseph, Ty, Katelyn, Sadie, and Little Beech; Great Granddaughters Anastasia and Blake; sister JoAnn Stanley of Madill, Oklahoma; Sister-in-law Fran Wagner of Perry, Oklahoma; Sister-in-Law Elfrieda Wagner of Perry, OK; and Rose Mary of Virginia Beach, Virginia; and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held Thursday, September 23, at Dighton-Marler Funeral Home, 203 E Fir in Perry from 8am to 5pm. A Rosery will be held Thursday evening at 6:00 followed by additional visitation until 8 pm. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 24, 2021 at 10:30 am at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Perry with Father Bala officiating. Interment will follow at St. Rose of Lima Cemetery in Perry.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial can be made to St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church building fund or Alzheimer’s Research and Prevention Foundation in care of Dighton-Marler Funeral Home of Perry, 203 East Fir, Perry, Oklahoma 73077.
Condolences may be sent to the family via an online guestbook at www.dightonmarler.com