Calvin LeeRoy Waggener, 83, Overland Park, Kansas died Friday, Septenber 9, 2011 at his home in Overland Park. Funeral services will be 10:30am Monday, September 12, 2011 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Adrian, Missouri. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Missouri. Military services will be provided by the Harrisonville Honor Guard. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Calvin was born January 25, 1928 in Archie, Missouri, a son of Jeptha and Lela Pearl (Ryle) Waggener. He was raised in Archie and was a graduate of Archie High School. Calvin entered the Air Force after high school and served in Korea and Japan. He was discharged from the Air Force in 1954 with the rank of Staff Sergeant. After his military service, Calvin moved to Kansas City and started working for the Swift-Echrich Company in their Kansas City, Kansas processing plant. In 1955, Calvin went to work for Armco Steel in Kansas City as an accounting clerk and retired March 1, 1985 after thirty years of service.
Calvin was a Baptist and an Eagle Scout. He was a fifty year member of Archie Masonic Lodge #633 in Archie, Missouri, and a member of Ararat Shrine in Kansas City. He was an avid trapshooter and belonged to shooting and gun clubs. Calvin loved to shop for bargins, and collected stamps and coins. He loved European music and had a large collection of French and Italian records.
Calvin was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, John, and an infant sister. He is survived by a niece, Charlotte Waggener, Kansas City, Missouri and other relatives and friends.
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