WAGUESPACK, Mary Remer Farmer Age 79, of Atlanta, passed away peacefully at her home on October, 8th, 2018 after a courageous 18 year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Remer was born in Anderson, SC in 1939. She was the middle child with an older brother Louis and younger sister Liz who both adored her. Liz said she was the best sister anyone could have asked for, always looking out for her. Remer loved music, sang in the choir through high school, and was very popular among her peers. She attended Columbia College and graduated from The University of Tennessee with a degree in English. Upon graduation, she moved to Atlanta, Ga and taught honors English at Roosevelt High School for 7 years. She met her future husband Donald James Waguespack after being introduced through a mutual friend. They married in 1964 and enjoyed 4 years as newlyweds before welcoming three children into the world beginning in 1968. In those years Remer enjoyed raising her kids and helping with the interior design of her husbands real estate offices. She was devoted to her husband Don and her children and loved the time they spent together. She loved her church Peachtree Road United Methodist and the Blazers Sunday school class. In her free time she loved gardening and decorating. In 1999 she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, which she battled until her death. Though she struggled she never complained and triumphed in the little things; seeing her children Andrew and Ree marry and have children; watching her son John flourish as a successful artist and attending her four Grandchildren’s various extracurricular activities. She was preceded in death by her mother; Gladys Long Farmer and her father; Louis Hunter Farmer Sr; She is survived by her husband Donald James Waguespack; her sister; Elizabeth Farmer Draffin (Stephen) her brother; Louis Farmer Jr. (Carol); Her son and daughter-in-law Andrew and Penny Waguespack of Atlanta, GA; granddaughter Ava and grandson Keith; her son John Waguespack of San Francisco, CA; her daughter and son-in-law Ree and Blake Kennedy of Atlanta, Ga; grandson Davis and granddaughter Kate. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 13th in the sanctuary at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church with Pastor Bill Britt officiating, followed by a reception in Grace Hall. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s research or to Peachtree Road United Methodist Church.
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