Joy Autumn Wagoner-RaterJoy Autumn Wagoner-Rater passed away March 5, 2023, at 1:32 a.m. in Jefferson Parish, New Orleans, La., at the age of 42.
She was born Sept. 15, 1980, at Kosciusko Community Hospital in Warsaw, to Richard M. Wagoner Jr. and Lee Ann Birmingham Wagoner.
She is survived by her 9-year-old daughter, Madisyn Skye Shepherd; her brother, Nicholas Mark Wagoner; her uncle, Matt; and aunt, Sharon; her parents, Richard Wagoner and Lee Ann Birmingham Wagoner; her grandparents, Faye Arlene Wagoner and Richard M. Wagoner Sr.; and her grandfather, Glen M.?Moore. She was preceeded in death by her grandmama, Patricia Mae Moore.
Joy graduated from Warsaw Community High School in 1997. Joy was very passionate about animals. She loved dream catchers and she loved art. She was really good at sketch art. Joy Autumn was also an organ donor.
Joy Autumn’s celebration of life will be at a later date.
