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     Richard Everett Bagwell was born on 26 October 1935 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana.¹ He was the son of Garry Falson Bagwell and Mary Elizabeth Lorenz.¹ He was a United States Marine. Richard Everett Bagwell married Judith Kay Bailey before 1972. Richard Everett Bagwell died on 4 May 1989 at age 53. He was cremated on 8 May 1989 at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.

     Bill Bagwell is the son of Garry Falson Bagwell and Mary Elizabeth Lorenz.¹

     Mary Ellen Bagwell was born on 4 June 1927.¹ She was the daughter of Garry Falson Bagwell and Mary Elizabeth Lorenz.¹ Mary Ellen Bagwell died on 6 February 2010 at age 82. She was buried at Sunset Memory Garden, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana.

     Barbara Jean Bagwell is the daughter of Garry Falson Bagwell and Mary Elizabeth Lorenz.¹ Barbara Jean Bagwell married Jack Gerhart after 1945.

     Nancy Bagwell is the daughter of Garry Falson Bagwell and Mary Elizabeth Lorenz.¹

     Patty Dwyer married Garry Falson Bagwell Jr., son of Garry Falson Bagwell and Mary Elizabeth Lorenz, after 1945.

     Ava Lee Brock was born on 12 March 1926 in Heber Springs, Arkansas.¹ She married Walter Max Bagwell, son of Parker Scott Bagwell and Hazel Dell Layden, on 19 March 1945 at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana.¹ As of 19 March 1945,her married name was Bagwell. Ava Lee Brock died on 21 March 2003 at age 77. She was buried at Sunset Memory Garden, Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana.

     Patty Bagwell is the daughter of Walter Max Bagwell and Ava Lee Brock.¹

     Jan Bagwell is the daughter of Walter Max Bagwell and Ava Lee Brock.¹

     Sherry Bagwell is the daughter of Walter Max Bagwell and Ava Lee Brock.¹

     Anita Bagwell is the daughter of Walter Max Bagwell and Ava Lee Brock.¹

     Carol Bagwell is the daughter of Walter Max Bagwell and Ava Lee Brock.¹

     Lester Bagwell is the son of Walter Max Bagwell and Ava Lee Brock.¹

     Steve Bagwell is the son of Walter Max Bagwell and Ava Lee Brock.¹

     Gary Bagwell is the son of Walter Max Bagwell and Ava Lee Brock.¹

     John Bagwell is the son of Walter Max Bagwell and Ava Lee Brock.¹

     Bob Cayton is the son of Edward Howe Cayton and Vella Mae Bagwell.¹

     Edward Howe Cayton was born on 23 May 1917 in Hacker's Creek, Lewis County, West Virginia.¹ He married Vella Mae Bagwell, daughter of Arlo Bagwell and Mona May Ice, after 1935.¹ Edward Howe Cayton died on 26 March 1980 in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio, at age 62.¹

     William Piggman Thrasher was born in 1818.¹ He married Elizabeth Parrish before 1859. William Piggman Thrasher died in 1862.¹

     Betty Jean Cayton was born on 25 October 1947 in Gassaway, Braxton County, West Virginia.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Howe Cayton and Vella Mae Bagwell.¹ Betty Jean Cayton died on 2 November 1992 in Gassaway, Braxton County, West Virginia, at age 45.¹

     (?) Cayton is the daughter of Edward Howe Cayton and Vella Mae Bagwell.¹

     Wiley Privett married Nancy Crabb.

     Merrill Arthur Bagwell was also known as Arthur Merrill Bagwell.² He was born in 1911 in Howard County, Indiana.¹ He was the son of Reverend George Washington Bagwell and Alecta Hicks.^1,2 Merrill Arthur Bagwell died on 24 December 1931 in Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana.¹ He was buried at Jerome Cemetery, Union Township, Howard County, Indiana.¹

     Timothy Clarke Bagwell Ph.D. is the son of Clessie Melburn Bagwell and Mary Lois Kirkendoll.¹

     Donna Ruth Webb married William Henry Bagwell, son of Webster Emmett Bagwell and Dorothy Mae Clark, on 20 April 1955.^1,2

     Teresa Bagwell is the daughter of William Henry Bagwell and Donna Ruth Webb.¹

     Vicki Bagwell is the daughter of William Henry Bagwell and Donna Ruth Webb.¹

     Lynda Bagwell is the daughter of William Henry Bagwell and Donna Ruth Webb.¹

     Tammy Bagwell is the daughter of William Henry Bagwell and Donna Ruth Webb.¹

     Mary Lois Kirkendoll was born on 19 August 1920.² As of 2 November 1941,her married name was Bagwell. She married Clessie Melburn Bagwell, son of Abner Guy Bagwell and Mattie Jenkins, on 2 November 1941 at Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.¹ Mary Lois Kirkendoll was buried at Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richard County, Illinois. She died on 7 March 2017 in Olney, Richard County, Illinois, at age 96
Mary Lois (Kirkendoll) Bagwell, age 96, formerly of Charleston, Illinois passed away March 7, 2017 at Burgin Manor Nursing home in Olney, Illinois.

Mary was born on August 19, 1920, the daughter of Charles C. and Margueritte (Eaton) Kirkendoll.

Mary married Clessie Bagwell in Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Mo on 2 Nov 1941.

Mary retired from public service with the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs in 1985 following 22 years as Service Officer Associate in the Olney office. Mary's brother Charles was a disabled Veteran and she took great pride in helping those who served their country. Mary graduated third in her class from Charleston High School in 1938. Her first job out of High School was with the National Youth Administration in Charleston one of the Roosevelt back to work New Deal agencies. While working there she met her future husband Clessie, who was assigned by the Civilian Conservation Corps to Fox Ridge State Park. The NYA and CCC helped build their skills and propelled them forward in pursuit of the American Dream. She was a proud Democrat and always fond of the idea that it was the New Deal that created her family.

Moving to Olney from Mattoon, Mary built her home while Clessie worked the new family farm and ABCO Oil Operators a small independent oil company. Mary was a Girl Scout Leader, a member of the Business and Professional Women's club and held several officer positions with that organization. Upon her retirement in 1982 she devoted herself to her hobby of doll clothes creation and design, contributing well over 1,000 dolls over 26 years to the Salvation Army for Christmas time gifts and the Richland Memorial Hospital Auxiliary for sale in the gift shop until her health forced her to retire from her hobby at the age of 91.

She is survived by her daughter Janice (Yen-Tien) Ma of Columbia, MD, son Houston Bagwell of Olney, IL, son Tim Bagwell (fiancée Denise Miller) of St. Louis, MO.

Grandchildren Loralie (Randy Richter) Ma of Fulton, MD, Christopher (Terri-Ann) Ma of Columbia, MD, Jennifer Bagwell of St. Louis, MO.

Also surviving are great grandchildren Nicole Bulte, Camille Bulte, and Scott Richter of Fulton, MD.

She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Clessie "Shorty" Bagwell and very beloved son, Troy Bagwell. Her father Charles C. Kirkendoll and mother Marguerite (Eaton) as well as stepmother Hazel (Scriver) and stepfather Leland Wenner.
Siblings preceding her were brother Charles Kirkendoll, Jr., baby sister Charlotte, sisters Kathryn Maxine (Dale) Stewart, Florence Lavonne (Denny) Carter and step-sister Iola Adams, brothers-in-law Jack Davis, Ercy Hendry, Eldo Bagwell, Leland Bagwell, Ansel Bagwell.

Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL.
She was buried at Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois.