Pansy Marie Placker Turner Wagner was born Feb. 16, 1938 in Livingston, Texas to Hollis and Iantha Placker. She passed away Aug. 1, 2015 at Christus - St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
A celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Claybar Kelley-Watkins Chapel with interment at 3:00 p.m. in the Bluff Creek Cemetery in Soda, Texas. Visitation will be on Monday from 5-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Pansy worked for many years in the Trust Department at American National Bank and later at First Security Bank. She was known as “Apple Annie” for years at Larry’s Trade Days where she was famous for her chicken and dumplings and apple dumplings. Pansy enjoyed volunteer work at St. Elizabeth Hospital for 22 years and never met a stranger. She also worked at Claybar Kelly-Watkins funeral home for 20 years and loved being a part of their family. Pansy was a member of Woodcrest United Methodist Church in Lumberton, Texas.
Pansy is predeceased by her first husband Jesse L. Turner, her husband, Claude G. Wagner, and her parents.
She is survived by her daughter, Linda S. Turner Woodring and son-in-law, Earl, grandchildren, Lindsey Bass and husband, Zach and Earl E. (Trey) Woodring, III and his fiancé Catherine, great-granddaughter, Kinley Collins Bass, her step-children Steve Wagner, Danny Wagner, Allen Wagner, Karen Wagner Bartek, and Lori Wagner and step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by two very special sisters-in-law, Betty Dailey and Audrey Bernard who shared special times with Pansy going to casinos, eating out and shopping.
She will be missed by everyone who knew her.