Kay Smith Wagner

CLINTON — Kay Smith Wagner, 78, of Clinton, died Wednesday morning, April 8, 2009, in Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born May 31, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y. the daughter of John McGonigle and Mabel Romer McGonigle. She was a switchboard operator for Vermillion County Hospital for 20 years.She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Jim Smith in 1989, and her second husband, Wally Wagner in 2005; and a daughter, Candy in 2003. She is survived by daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Tom Harris of St. Bernice, Ind.; daughter and son-in-law, Kathi and Rich Cheever of Clinton; daughter and son-in-law, Michelle and Michael Burton of Mt. Carroll, Ill.; nine grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Patricia and Mary Stewart; brother, Jack McGonigle all of Staten Island, N.Y.; brother, Joseph McGonigle of Melbourne, Fla.; special family friends, Laura, Scott and Tyler Benskin, and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Clinton. She was also a member of the Vermillion Country Club, Wakofe Club, Catholic Women's Club, CAB Bridge Club and the Italian Adult Dancers. Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Karanovich-Giovanini Funeral Home under the direction of Frist Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4 to 7:30 p.m. today in Karanovich-Giovanini Funeral Home. Burial will follow services in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Her family members will be conducting the services.