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     Ernest Bagwell was born on 18 August 1900.¹ He was the son of Thomas Hape Bagwell and Mary Kathrine Gordon.¹ Ernest Bagwell died on 5 December 1906 at age 6.¹ He was buried at Beulah Cemetery, Myrtle, Union County, Mississippi.¹

     Hugh Mayes Bagwell was born on 12 February 1915.¹ He was the son of Wiley Van Bagwell and Mary Ethel Gray.¹ Hugh Mayes Bagwell died on 3 August 1950 at age 35.¹ He was buried at Glenfield Cemetery, New Albany, Union County, Mississippi.¹

     Juanita Bagwell was born on 18 July 1920.¹ She was the daughter of Wiley Van Bagwell and Mary Ethel Gray.¹ Juanita Bagwell died on 9 December 1937 at age 17.¹ She was buried at Glenfield Cemetery, New Albany, Union County, Mississippi.¹

     Mary Lou Bagwell was born on 23 December 1916 in Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Wiley Van Bagwell and Mary Ethel Gray. As of after 1932,her married name was Roberts.¹ Mary Lou Bagwell married Elver Green Roberts after 1932.¹ Mary Lou Bagwell died on 14 October 2004 at age 87.¹ She was buried at Glenfield Memorial Park, New Albany, Union County, Mississippi.¹

     Ellon Oleta Bagwell was born on 12 January 1919 in Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Wiley Van Bagwell and Mary Ethel Gray. As of after 1935,her married name was Thomas. Ellon Oleta Bagwell married William C. Thomas after 1935. Ellon Oleta Bagwell died on 26 February 2006 at age 87.¹ She was buried at Glenfield Memorial Park, New Albany, Union County, Mississippi.¹

     Travis G. Bagwell was born on 7 July 1927 in Mississippi.¹ He was the son of Wiley Van Bagwell and Mary Ethel Gray. Travis G. Bagwell married Maxine (?) after 1945.² Travis G. Bagwell was buried at Glenfield Cemetery, New Albany, Union County, Mississippi.¹ He died on 27 September 1994 at age 67.¹ He was buried at Glenfield Memorial Park, New Albany, Union County, Mississippi.³

     Ulala Bagwell was born on 10 March 1930 in Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Wiley Van Bagwell and Mary Ethel Gray. Ulala Bagwell was buried at Glenfield Memorial Park, New Albany, Union County, Mississippi.¹

     Kenneth Charles Strazzeri married Marian Mullin Callaham, daughter of Michael Burks Callaham and Theresa Marian Mullin, on 15 May 2011 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Georgetown, Virginia; The ceremony was followed by a reception in the Atrium of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.¹

     William Hoyle Bagwell was born on 23 August 1905 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of Rufus Elmo Bagwell and Linda Rachel Johnson. William Hoyle Bagwell died on 9 April 1973 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 67.¹ He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Velma Leona Bagwell was born on 27 August 1909 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of Rufus Elmo Bagwell and Linda Rachel Johnson. Velma Leona Bagwell died on 16 February 1982 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 72.¹ She was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Minnie Alma Bagwell was born on 10 February 1911 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Rufus Elmo Bagwell and Linda Rachel Johnson. Minnie Alma Bagwell died on 29 December 1964 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 53.

     James Albert Bagwell was born on 9 September 1913 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of Rufus Elmo Bagwell and Linda Rachel Johnson. James Albert Bagwell married Willie Mae Philpot on 31 May 1941. James Albert Bagwell died on 5 December 1979 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 66.¹ He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Rufus Elmo Bagwell was also known as Elmo Bagwell.¹ He was born on 18 October 1883 in Mississippi.¹ He was the son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. Rufus Elmo Bagwell married Linda Rachel Johnson before 1902. Rufus Elmo Bagwell died on 12 May 1969 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 85.¹ He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Linda Rachel Johnson was born on 10 March 1886 in Mississippi.¹ As of before 1902,her married name was Bagwell. She married Rufus Elmo Bagwell, son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten, before 1902. Linda Rachel Johnson died on 25 September 1967 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 81.¹ She was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Edward R. Bagwell was born on 27 April 1916 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. He was the son of Rufus Elmo Bagwell and Linda Rachel Johnson. Edward R. Bagwell married Katherine Watts after 1935. Edward R. Bagwell died on 4 September 1987 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 71. He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

     Mamie R. Bagwell was born in 1921 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Rufus Elmo Bagwell and Linda Rachel Johnson. Mamie R. Bagwell died on 21 December 2007 in New Labany, Union County, Mississippi.

     Arlis Roy Bagwell was born on 13 August 1923.¹ He was the son of Rufus Elmo Bagwell and Linda Rachel Johnson. Arlis Roy Bagwell married Virginia Motee Patterson in 1947. Arlis Roy Bagwell died on 4 April 2011 at age 87 NEW ALBANY - Arlis Roy Bagwell, 87, died Monday, April 4, 2011, at Magnolia Place in New Albany. He was born August 13, 1923, in Pontotoc County to Rufus Elmo Bagwell and Rachel Linder Johnson Bagwell. He served in WWII in the Army as a military policeman in India, Africa, Tinian Island and in the Western Pacific Campaign. He was an artist, a trapper, an antique dealer, a farmer and a sawmill owner and operator. He enjoyed playing and watching baseball, especially the Atlanta Braves. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Pontotoc.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Tutor Funeral Home in Pontotoc with Bro. Robert Weldon, Bro. Jody Rock and Bro. Ronnie Galloway officiating. Burial will be in Oak Forest Cemetery. Tutor Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Virginia Motee Patterson Bagwell; one son, Kelly (Donna) Bagwell; three daughters, Wilda Weldon (Bro. Robert) of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Neva Nolley (Gerald) of Poolville and Denita Sneed (Harold) of Pontotoc; one brother, Carrel (Louise) Bagwell of Pontotoc; 12 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his father, Rufus Elmo Bagwell; his mother, Rachel Linder Johnson Bagwell; three brothers, William, Albert and Edward, all of Pontotoc; and three sisters, Leoan Bagwell, Alma Watts and Mamie Pennington, all of Pontotoc.

Pallbearers will be Balford Patterson, Ricky Bagwell, Billy Bagwell, Michael Watts, Gary Morman and Barry Bagwell.

Honorary pallbearers will be Carrel Bagwell, Dexter Pennington and Noel Watts.

Visitation will be from noon until service time today at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, contribution may be made to the Oak Forest Memorial Cemetery funds through 1st National Bank of Pontotoc, P.O. Box 29, Pontotoc, MS 38863.

NEMS360.com & NEMS Daily Journal 4-6-11.¹ He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Caroll Welton Bagwell was born on 9 September 1928 in Mississippi. He was the son of Rufus Elmo Bagwell and Linda Rachel Johnson. Caroll Welton Bagwell married Sara Louise Hood on 14 November 1955. Caroll Welton Bagwell died on 28 May 2014 at age 85 Carroll Welton Bagwell Obituary


PONTOTOC – Carroll Welton Bagwell, 85, passed away at Memphis V.A. Medical Center in Memphis. He was born to Elmo and Linder Johnson Bagwell on Sept. 9, 1928, in Pontotoc. He married Sarah Louise Hood Bagwell on Nov. 14, 1955. He was a member of Liberty Baptist Church. He served our country in the U.S. Army. He was a retired farmer and a wonderful dad.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at Baldwin Nowell Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tommy Inmon and Bro. Bradley Bagwell officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Forest Cemetery. Baldwin Nowell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
He leaves behind his wife, Louise Bagwell; one son, Barry (Lisa) Bagwell; and several nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Leone Bagwell, Mammie Pennington and Almar Watts Bagwell; and four brothers, Arlis Bagwell, Edward Bagwell, Albert Bagwell and William Bagwell.
Pallbearers will be Guyson Ward, Terry Foster, Jimmy Pennington, Ricky Bagwell, Chad Bagwell, Preston Bagwell and Zack Bagwell. Honorary pallbearers will be Jimmy Lunn, Dexter Pennington, Doug Patterson and Billy Bagwell.
Visitation will be from noon to service time Saturday at Baldwin Nowell Funeral Home.
Condolences may be made at www.baldwinnowellfh.com/admin.
Published in Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal on May 30, 2014.
He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

     Albert G. Bagwell was born on 4 November 1885.¹ He was the son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. Albert G. Bagwell died on 31 December 1905 at age 20.¹ He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     John Etha Bagwell was also known as John Itha Bagwell.¹ He was born on 24 January 1886 in Mississippi.² He was the son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. John Etha Bagwell married Cordia Ladale Westmoreland, daughter of Jack Westmoreland and Seleta Roe, after 1915. John Etha Bagwell died on 17 November 1967 in Houston, Mississippi, at age 81.² He was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Houlka, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.²

     Cordia Ladale Westmoreland was born on 8 October 1902 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.² She was the daughter of Jack Westmoreland and Seleta Roe. As of after 1915,her married name was Bagwell. Cordia Ladale Westmoreland married John Etha Bagwell, son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten, after 1915. Cordia Ladale Westmoreland died on 26 March 1991 in Mississippi at age 88 Printed in the Houston Times Post dated April 3 1991

Mrs. Cordie W. Bagwell, age 89, died Tuesday, March 26 1991 at Trace Regional Hospital in Houston. Browning Funeral Home, Pontotoc, was in charge of services which were held in Rose Hill Cemetery, Houlka, with the Rev. Bobby Long officiating.

The daughter of Jack Westmoreland and Salitta Rae, she was born in Pontotoc County and lived most of her life in Chickasaw County. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.

Survivors include two daughters, Opal Bynum and Lovis Holladay, both of Houlka; five grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Pallbearers were her grandson, David Cothran, Brian Cothran, Jamie Holladay, Jeremy Holladay, Scott Lovelace and Wesley Lovelace.

Browning Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.² She was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Houlka, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.²

     Opal Cristine Bagwell was born on 18 October 1920 in Arkansas.¹ She was the daughter of John Etha Bagwell and Cordia Ladale Westmoreland. As of before 1939,her married name was Cothran.¹ Opal Cristine Bagwell married Ralph Miles Cothran before 1939.¹ As of after 1950,her married name was Bynum. Opal Cristine Bagwell married Van Robert Bynum after 1950. Opal Cristine Bagwell died on 8 July 2001 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 80 Printed in the Times Post, Houston, Mississippi dated July 11, 2001

Memphis – Opal Bynum, 80, died Sunday, July 8, 2001 at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Services will be held Thursday, July 12, 2001 at 2 pm at Southern Funeral Chapel in Houston with Bro. David Blackwell officiating. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Bynum was a native of Parkin, Arkansas and the daughter of the late John Itha and Cordia Ladale Westmoreland Bagwell. She was retired and was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her parents, her only son, Dennis Cothran, who passed away five years ago and her sister, Lovis Holladay.

Survivors include her husband, Van Robert Bynum of Oxford; two grandsons, Brian Cothran of Cincinnati, Ohio and David Cothran of Texas; one great granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth Cothran of Cincinnati, Ohio; two nephews, Larry Holladay of Houlka and Johnny Holladay of Stutgard, Arkansas; two nieces, Debby Brian of Ripley, Tennessee and Glenda Lovelace of Memphis, Tennessee.¹ She was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Houlka, Chickaswa County, Mississippi.¹

     Lovis Bagwell was born on 19 April 1924 in Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas.¹ She was the daughter of John Etha Bagwell and Cordia Ladale Westmoreland. As of after 1940,her married name was Holladay.² Lovis Bagwell married John Wesley "Bus" Holladay after 1940.² Lovis Bagwell died on 24 March 1992 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 67.¹ She was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Houlka, Chickasaw County, Mississippi.¹

     Guy Bagwell was born in December 1889 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. He was the son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. Guy Bagwell died on 31 December 1905 in Mississippi. He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

     Georgia Bagwell was born on 7 December 1891 in Mississippi. She was the daughter of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. As of after 1905,her married name was Dodson. Georgia Bagwell married Emmit Hasten "Hase" Dodson after 1905. Georgia Bagwell died on 22 February 1978 at age 86. She was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

     Gilbert Bagwell was also known as Willie Gilbert Bagwell. He was born on 18 February 1894 in Mississippi. He was the son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. Gilbert Bagwell died on 13 December 1983 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 89. He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

     Thelma Bagwell was born on 3 October 1897 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ She was the daughter of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. Thelma Bagwell married Thomas Jefferson "Tommie" Munlin after 1915. Thelma Bagwell died in July 1978 in Houlka, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, at age 80.¹ She was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Thomas Jefferson "Tommie" Munlin was born on 15 September 1900 in New Albany, Union County, Mississippi.¹ He married Thelma Bagwell, daughter of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten, after 1915. Thomas Jefferson "Tommie" Munlin died on 16 June 1980 in Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, at age 79.¹ He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Joseph Oliver Bagwell was born on 5 October 1899 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. Joseph Oliver Bagwell died on 1 October 1964 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 64.¹ He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Samuel Bagwell was born on 8 August 1904 in Mississippi.¹ He was the son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. Samuel Bagwell married Almamae Elizabeth Clowers. Samuel Bagwell and Almamae Elizabeth Clowers lived in 1940 in Tyronza, Cross County, Arkansas. Samuel Bagwell died on 12 August 1962 in Colusa, California, at age 58.¹ He was buried at Cottonwood Cemetery, Winters, Yolo County, California.¹