Marilyn J. Wagner

Marilyn Jean Ferguson Baldwin Wagner, 79, of Chillicothe, passed gracefully from this world to the next on Saturday, Mar. 5, 2011 following an extended illness. She was surrounded by her family and long-time friends, Steve and Carla Phillips. Marilyn was born to Kelly and Wilma (Bunting) Ferguson on Apr. 5, 1931 in Notamine, WV. Marilyn was married to Walter Roy Baldwin for nine years before his death in 1962. Together they had three children. In 1966 she married Francis H. Wagner and gained two stepsons whom she loved as her own. She is survived by her beautiful daughters, Esther (Daniel) Baker, Chillicothe and Carol Baldwin Cornish, Waverly; a stepson, Bruce (Gail) Wagner, Sebring, FL; grandchildren, Kelly (Ronald) Meyers, Christopher Dubay and Patrick (Stephanie) Cornish; step-grandchildren, Susan Wagner Stack, Karen Wagner Boyd and David (Ginger) Baker; great grandsons who were her pride and joy, Hunter Bivens, Harrison Meyers, Samuel Benton Meyers and Kodi Cornish. Also surviving is her dear sister, Margaret Ferguson Pfoutz, Port Orange, FL and several cousins, including Earlene Vittone with whom she traveled the world with, resulting in many humorous memories. Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husbands, Walter Baldwin and Francis Wagner; her only brother, James (Alice) Ferguson; her only son, Teddy Baldwin; her step-son, Robert Wagner and several dear friends who most definitely greeted their "Fergie" with open arms and new shenanigans for the after-life. She was a 1948 graduate of East Bank High School in Cabin Creek, WV and completed her training as a Registered Nurse at Charleston General Hospital, Charleston, WV before moving to Chillicothe in 1951. Over the next forty years, Marilyn worked as an RN for the Chillicothe Hospital, the VA Medical Center and Mead Paper, where she was an Industrial Nurse and served as Head Nurse for many years, prior to her retirement. Known as "Fergie" to many of her friends and as "Nanny" to her grandchildren, Marilyn was active throughout her nearly eighty years of making many life-long friends whom she considered family. She was a member of the First Wesleyan Church. Also, she was an active member of Board of Directors of the Mead Credit Union, First Capital Investment Club, the Red Hat Society and the Chillicothe Paints' Booster Club. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Friday, Mar. 11, 2011 in the FAWCETT OLIVER GLASS AND PALMER FUNERAL HOME with Rev. Marty Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday.