Dorothy Anna Wagner

Dorothy Anna Wagner, 93, of Jefferson City, died Thursday, September 24, 2015, at University Hospital in Columbia. She was born on April 9, 1922, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the daughter of the late Charles Frederick and Amelia Clara Klages Nothdurft. She was married on June 2, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Melvin Lee Wagner who preceded her in death on December 14, 2007. A 1939 graduate of Cape Central High School, Mrs. Wagner graduated from the former Southeast Missouri State Teachers College in 1942 and later became a Registered Dietician in 1961. She was a high school Home Economics teacher in Lutesville, Mo., and served as Assistant Dietician at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau from 1957 to 1964. For the next twenty years she was a Registered Dietician and Food and Nutrition Specialist with the University of Missouri Extension until her retirement in 1985. She was a life-long member of Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau, and a member of First United Methodist Church in Jefferson City; Ruth Circle, the United Methodist Women; Missouri University Retirees Association; Epsilon Sigma Phi Extension Professional Fraternity; and Moreau View Extension Club. She greatly enjoyed reading, genealogy, and antiquing. She is survived by three children, Charles W. (Sandra) Wagner, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Fla.; Marilyn D. (David) Hubbard, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; and David L. Wagner, Jefferson City; three grandsons, Charles E. Wagner, Millstadt, Ill.; Scott D. (Melissa) Hubbard, Cape Girardeau; and Brian C. (Angela) Hubbard, Jackson, Mo.; one step-granddaughter, Donna (Paul) Christian, Tampa, Fla.; four great-grandchildren, Joshua Hubbard and Britney Hubbard, both of Cape Girardeau; and Amelia Wagner and Eli Wagner, both of Columbia, Ill.; three step-great-grandchildren, Alexandra, Gabriella, and Jessica Christian, all of Tampa, Fla.; one sister-in-law, Bernice Wagner, Cape Girardeau; and three nephews, John (Mary) Caldwell, Cape Girardeau; Stuart Caldwell, New York City, New York; and Robert (Kathy) Wagner, Jackson, Mo. She was preceded in death by one sister, Charline Caldwell. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, September 28, 2015, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home, 3210 N. Ten Mile Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109, with the Reverend Daniel Hilty officiating. Entombment will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 29th, at Cape Girardeau Memorial Park Mausoleum. Visitation will be 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Monday at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church Foundation, 201 Monroe Street, Jefferson City, MO 65109; or Grace United Methodist Church Foundation, 521 Caruthers, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.