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Connie Schmidt
Waggoner
Connie Schmidt Waggoner passed away on Friday, February 25, 2011.
She fought a courageous battle with lung cancer and was able to be at
home when she was called home to be with God. Connie had moved to
Troy after the passing of her first husband Charles F. Schmidt, Jr. in
2002.
She remarried on July 7, 2007 to Charles E. Waggoner. She enjoyed
the last years of her life surrounded by beautiful trees and waters
that surrounded their homes in Troy and Montezuma. Connie was
born to James Robert and Ina Mae (Engle) Brown in Winchester, Indiana
in 1949. She was preceded in death by both parents and her first
husband Charles Schmidt, Jr.
She was an avid learner, with degrees from Edison State Community
College, Capital University and Central Michigan University.
Connie had a Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from Central
Michigan University. Bachelors Degree in Accounting and Business
Management from Capital University and also Associate Degrees in
Business Administration and Accounting. She was certified by the
American College of Medical Practice Executives. As a medical
administrator, she was very active in building new medical centers,
including an Imaging Center in Muncie, IN and a Cancer Center in
Bakersfield, CA. She received numerous awards over the years
including a national HERA award from Wyeth-Ayerst recognizing her
achievements in womens and childrens health care.
A respected administrator, teacher, advisor and loving mother of two,
she dedicated her life to the rearing and education of her
children. She enjoyed traveling, volunteering at church, tending
flowers, and spending time with her grandchildren. Connie was a
member and very active at the First Presbyterian Church of Greenville
and attended Community Bible Church in Tipp City and Montezuma
Methodist Church in Montezuma.
She is survived by her current husband, Charles Waggoner; her children,
Kimberly (Eric) Steele of Idaho Springs, Colorado, and Emily (Mark
McDaniel) Schmidt of Greenville, Ohio. The light of her life were
her three grandchildren, Kaitlyn Daisy Schmidt, Kaylee Mae McDaniel and
Isaiah Keegan McDaniel. She is survived by her brothers and
sisters, Nina Fouts of Troy, Evelyn (Jon) Warner of Hilliard, twin
brother, Lonnie (Debbie) Brown of Hilliard, Donna (Tom) Eyerman of
Phoenix, Jeff (Dee) Schmidt of Greenville and Sandra Marker of
Greenville. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews.
There will be a service held on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 11:00 AM at
the First Presbyterian Church, 114 East 4th St., Greenville, Ohio, with
Rev. Dr. John Person officiating. Burial will follow in the
Greenville Cemetery, Greenville, Ohio. Family will receive
friends on Thursday, March 3, 2011 from 5-8 PM at Zechar Bailey Funeral
Home, Greenville.
It is the wishes of the family that memorial contributions be given to
Hospice of Miami County. Condolences for the family may be sent
to www.zecharbailey.com
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