Frank Holly Wagoner (1921 - 2018)

WAGONER, SATER, CARLSON

Posted By: Pamela Wagler
Date: 1/31/2021 at 17:42:14

The Hawkeye
Burlington, Iowa
April 23, 2018

Frank Holly Wagner

Frank Holly Wagner, 97, of Danville died Friday, April 20, 2018, at Great River Hospice House. He was born April 11, 1921, in Danville to Charlie and Blanche Sater Wagner. Holly was a graduate of Danville High School, Burlington Junior College, and Iowa Wesleyan College where he played basketball and met his future wife. On August 18, 1945 he married Kay Carlson at the Methodist Church in Mt. Union, Iowa.

Holly farmed near Danville for most of his adult life. Prior to farming, he was a teacher and coach at Corydon and Olds. He also worked at the Iowa Ordinance Plant and was a substitute mail carrier for 30 years. Holly served as councilman and mayor of Danville, was on the Des Moines County Conservation Board, a member of Danville United Methodist Church, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Long Creek Conservation Club, American Quarter Horse Association and National and Iowa Wildlife Federations. He was honored as 2002 Cooperator of the Year for outstanding conservation practices by the Des Moines County Soil and Water Conservation District. Holly and Kay were honored as Iowans of the Day at the 2005 Iowa State Fair. An avid sports fan, he especially enjoyed the Iowa Hawkeyes and St. Louis Cardinals.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Etta Heddens, and his beloved wife Kay of 70 years.