Obituary - Christopher Printes Waggoner, Sr.

The News-Star, Monroe LA, 11 Apr 2003

Eros, Louisiana. Funeral services for Christopher Printes Waggoner, Sr., age 86, of Eros will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 11, 2003 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Eros with Rev. Mike Devallier and Rev. Larry Eubanks officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olive Cemetery under the direction of Southern Funeral Home of Jonesboro. Visitation will be at the church until service time.

Mr. Waggoner was a loving husband and father. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Survivors include his wife of 67 years, Velma Waggoner of Eros, 2 daughters, Marie Varner and husband Harvey of Eros and Norma Massey and husband David of West Monroe, his daughter-in-law, Margaret Waggoner of Eros, 5 brothers, Ellie Waggoner of West Monroe, Houston Waggoner of West Monroe, John Waggoner of Columbia, Ernest Waggoner of Eros and Jerry Waggoner of Eros, 1 sister, Dorothy Hargrove of West Monroe, 7 grandchildren, Ken Massey, Ronnie Massey, Pat Magee, Connie Carr, Glenn Varner, Chris Waggoner and Kim Wickham, 9 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild and a host of nieces and nephews.

Mr. Waggoner was preceded in death by his parents, James & Bessie Waggoner, a brother, Hansford Waggoner and his son, Printes Waggoner, Jr.

Pallbearers will be Ken Massey, Ronnie Massey, Glenn Varner, Chris Waggoner, John Magee, Jerome Carr, and Jeff Wickham. Honorary pallbearers will be Stephen Reeves and Jeremy Carr.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mt. Olive Baptist Church building fund.

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