Danny Wagner

Danny Wagner obituary, Sparta, TN

Danny Wagner

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Danny Wagner Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hunter Funeral Home - Sparta on Dec. 14, 2025.
Mr. Daniel Clinny Wagner, better known as Danny, age 66 of Sparta, passed away at 4:16am on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center after a brief illness.

Danny was born June 5, 1959 in High Point, North Carolina. He was a longtime brick and block mason. Danny was a motorcycle enthusiast and avid fisherman. He always enjoyed trading and looking for the next good deal.

Danny is preceded in death by his mother Elizabeth Edwina Griffin Navy; father Earl Junior Wagner and a brother John Wagner.

Survivors include his two sons Tim Wagner and wife Wendy, James Wagner

Grandchildren: Jeremy, Jacob, Jazmine, Justin, Jesse and Gabriel Wagner

Great-granddaughter: Lily Wagner

Two sisters: Sandra Kay Wagner and Susan Rhue

Three brothers: Kenneth Wayne Wagner, Tommy Wagner and Donald Wagner

Mother of his children: Sherri Prater

The Wagner family has entrusted Hunter Funeral Home with Danny's cremation and a memorial service will be conducted 2:00pm Wednesday, December 17, 2025 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home. The family will receive friends after 1:00pm Wednesday at Hunter Funeral Home. Danny Parker will officiate.

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120 East Bockman Way, Sparta, TN 38583

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