A celebration of life for Bobbie Agler is coming Aug. 28 at the Emporia Granada Theatre.
Agler died Friday at age 80 after an extended battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Born in 1941 in Walters, Oklahoma, Agler married Marcia Kay Young in 1961 in Winfield, two years before graduating from Kansas State Teachers College — now known as Emporia State University. Following graduation, he worked as a certified public accountant at Agler and Gaeddert for 35 years before retiring, and later he held chief financial officer positions at Birch Telecom and Emporia Motors before becoming a founding partner of ValuNet.
Agler was deeply invested in the community, serving as city commissioner and mayor, president of the Regional Development Association and Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce boards, and member of the United Way of the Flint Hills, Emporia Jaycees, Rotary Club and other organizations. He received the Chamber’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. He was also heavily involved in Life Church of Emporia.
Agler is survived by his wife, five children, 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be at 12:45 pm Aug 28 at the theater, followed by the celebration of life at 1:30 pm. Memorial contributions to Sunflower Care Homes, Hand In Hand Hospice, Emporia Alzheimer’s Support Group or the Beau Arndt Foundation can be sent in care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home.
