Jennings Lee Wagner

Published 4:37 pm Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Jennings Lee Wagner, 86, of Elizabethton, Tenn., passed away Monday, October 14, 2019, at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. He was born in Bluff City, Tenn., and was the son of the late Coscar Jennings Wagner and Elsie Webb Wagner.
Jennings operated Wagner Insurance Agency for over 50 years. He was active in his community having served as a former President of the Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce and as a former President as well as former Treasurer of the Rotary Club. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Elizabethton and was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John Wagner.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Wylma Wagner, of the home; two daughters, Leslee Haley and husband Randy, Lebanon, Tenn., and Jennifer Lipford Isaacs and husband Brian, Elizabethton; and two grandchildren, Jacob Lipford and Laci Lipford, both of Elizabethton.
Private disposition for Mr. Jennings Lee Wagner will be held at a later date. Those who prefer memorials may make donations to the American Cancer Society, 871 N. Weisgarber Road, Knoxville, TN 37909, Attn: Stacy Hall or to the Carter County Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 134, Elizabethton, TN 37644. Online condolences may be sent to the family and viewed by visiting our website at www.hathawaypercy.com.
Hathaway-Percy Funeral and Cremation Services is honored to assist the Wagner family. Office: (423) 543-5544.

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