DECATUR — On Sunday, February 17, 2019, Estelle Ogletree Wagnon, loving wife and mother of three sons, passed away gently and peacefully in the presence of family at age 83 following a prolonged decline in health. She is survived by her beloved husband Wayne, her three sons, Andrew Wayne Wagnon, William Frederick Wagnon and his wife Amy, and Bruce Benjamin Wagnon and his wife Cindy; her brothers Clyde Ogletree of Norcross, Georgia and George Ogletree of Lake Worth, Florida; four grandchildren, Megan, Erin, Brittany and Justin; four great-grandchildren, and several cousins, nieces and nephews. Preceding her from this world were her brothers Ben, Watson and Vernon Ogletree, and sisters Annie Ogletree Lyle and Sophie Ogletree Drane.
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To my Mimi, I will miss you very much!! Love you always. Fly high. 🕊️💕 -your last grandbaby, Erin.
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