Carrie Denny Wagner

1963 - 2017

Carrie Denny Wagner, died peacefully surrounded by her family on February 7, 2017. She was 53 years old.

Carrie is survived by her husband Frank Wagner and children, Mark Wagner and Elizabeth Bradford, all of Charlotte, NC. She is also survived by her parents Dr Dale Denny and Judith Denny of Raleigh, NC, her older brother Mike Denny of Lusby, MD, her younger sister Mindy Johannessen of Rockville, MD, and her youngest sister Meg Ross of Leland, NC.

Carrie was born on March 2, 1963 in Columbus, Ohio. She moved with her family to Raleigh, NC in 1971. She grew up in the Oakpark neighborhood where she enjoyed many good friends and summers in the pool. She graduated from North Carolina State University with a degree in accounting as the valedictorian of her class. She became a CPA and in 1985 joined the then Ernst and Whinney accounting firm in their Charlotte offices. She worked full time as a CPA until the birth of her first child, Mark, in March of 1989. Her plans to return to accounting were soon forgotten as she entered into her favorite phase of life, being a wonderful, full time mother. Elizabeth was born in June of 1991 to complete her family of four. Her husband, Frank's, career moved her family to a number of locations in the United States and a three year stint in Paris, France. Throughout the moves and locations Carrie was very active in the children's schools as a volunteer and leader. She was also heavily involved in their extracurricular activities from cheering to rowing. She loved her three years in France where she and her family explored France and Europe, and she, unlike the rest of the family, became fluent in French.

Carrie continued being an involved parent and followed her children actively as they went on to graduate from Georgia Tech and the University of South Carolina respectively becoming an active follower of their football teams. Carrie was also an accomplished artist, and she enjoyed painting all her life. She was blessed with the opportunity to see her daughter, Elizabeth, get married to Scott Bradford in October of 2015 on a beautiful day in Charleston, SC.

Carrie passed away peacefully after a short illness. She will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend.

A reception is scheduled for Saturday, February 11th at noon to be immediately followed by a funeral at 1:00 p.m. at Weddington United Methodist Church at 13901 Providence, Rd., Weddington, NC 28104.

Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Funeral Home, Weddington Chapel. An online guestbook is available at www.heritagecares.com