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     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

     Almamae Elizabeth Clowers was also known as Ilma Clowers. She was born on 11 August 1905 in Mississippi.¹ Her married name was Bagwell. She married Samuel Bagwell, son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. Almamae Elizabeth Clowers and Samuel Bagwell lived in 1940 in Tyronza, Cross County, Arkansas. Almamae Elizabeth Clowers died on 11 November 1981 in Winters, Yolo County, California, at age 76.¹ She was buried at Cottonwood Cemetery, Winters, Yolo County, California.¹

     James Earnie Bagwell was born on 16 June 1925 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. He was the son of Samuel Bagwell and Almamae Elizabeth Clowers. James Earnie Bagwell married Jewel (?) after 1940. James Earnie Bagwell died on 16 June 1992 in Quitman, Cleburne County, Arkansas, at age 67. He was buried at Fairbanks Cemetery, Fairbanks, Van Buren County, Arkansas.

     Burton Everett Bagwell was also known as Buron Everette Bagwell. He was born on 23 May 1927 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of Samuel Bagwell and Almamae Elizabeth Clowers. Burton Everett Bagwell married Jo Ann Kelling on 9 August 1952 at Reno, Nevada. Burton Everett Bagwell died on 8 September 2000 in Ada, Oklahoma, at age 73.¹ He was buried at Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.¹

     Jo Ann Kelling was born on 3 October 1935 in Ada, Oklahoma.¹ As of 9 August 1952,her married name was Bagwell. She married Burton Everett Bagwell, son of Samuel Bagwell and Almamae Elizabeth Clowers, on 9 August 1952 at Reno, Nevada. Jo Ann Kelling died on 5 October 2009 in Ada, Oklahoma, at age 74
Services for Jo Ann Bagwell, 74, Galey, are 2 p.m. Friday at Criswell Chapel, Toby Ross officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-9 p.m. Thursday evening at Criswell Funeral Home.Mrs. Bagwell died Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at her home. She was born Oct. 3, 1935, in Ada to Nathan and Susie Palmer Keeling. She attended school at Galey and Asher and she and her family moved back to Ada in 1982 from California. She worked as a nurse's aide and later retired from Solo Cup Company. She was a member of Galey Church of Christ. She married Buron Bagwell Aug. 9, 1952. He died Sept. 8, 2000.Survivors include a son, Jerrell Bagwell and wife Jan Ivey, Galey; three daughters, Karen Eger and husband Montie, Galey; Diane Duay and husband Michael, Ogden, Utah; and Patty McCaskey, of the home; one brother, Wilburn Keeling and wife Denzil, Galey; 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a son, Verl Lynn Bagwell, a great-grandson, Mason Gregory, and three brothers.Bearers are Kevin Spencer, Kimberly Kimmel, Maegan Gregory, Jeremy Bagwell, Jerrell Bagwell Jr., and Joe Bagwell. Honorary bearers are Dustin Duay, Misty Clark, Jonathan Duay, Kyler McCaskey, Shad Moore and Christina Burnett.
Published in the Ada Evening News from 10/7/2009 - 10/8/2009.¹ She was buried at Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.¹

     Veryl Lynn Bagwell was born on 16 March 1955 in Corpus Christi, Texas.¹ He was the son of Burton Everett Bagwell and Jo Ann Kelling. Veryl Lynn Bagwell died on 18 November 1959 in Winters, Yolo County, California, at age 4.¹ He was buried at Cottonwood Cemetery, Winters, Yolo County, California.¹

     Ruble D. Bagwell was born on 14 February 1930.¹ He was the son of Samuel Bagwell and Almamae Elizabeth Clowers. Ruble D. Bagwell died on 27 June 1933 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 3.¹ He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Bobby Gene Bagwell was born on 25 January 1932 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of Samuel Bagwell and Almamae Elizabeth Clowers. He was a Corpiral in the US Army in Korean War.¹ Bobby Gene Bagwell married Sharon Lind Witmer on 3 December 1954. Bobby Gene Bagwell died on 22 April 2004 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 72.¹ He was buried at Pontotoc City Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Sharon Lind Witmer was born on 2 November 1935 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.¹ As of 3 December 1954,her married name was Bagwell. She married Bobby Gene Bagwell, son of Samuel Bagwell and Almamae Elizabeth Clowers, on 3 December 1954. Sharon Lind Witmer died on 9 September 1990 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 54.¹ She was buried at Pontotoc City Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Talmage Bagwell was born on 19 May 1940.¹ He was the son of Samuel Bagwell and Almamae Elizabeth Clowers. Talmage Bagwell died on 28 July 1940 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹

     Artemus J. Bagwell was also known as Arthur Bagwell. He was born on 28 September 1904 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi. He was the son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. Artemus J. Bagwell married Bessie (?) before 1930. Artemus J. Bagwell and Bessie (?) lived in 1930 in Highland Park, Wayne County, Michigan. Artemus J. Bagwell and Bessie (?) were divorced in 1940.

     Henry Artimus Bagwell was born on 28 September 1904 in Mississippi. He was the son of James Paylor Bagwell and Alma Frances Staten. Henry Artimus Bagwell married Ellen (?) after 1925. Henry Artimus Bagwell died on 13 January 1962 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, at age 57.

     Infant Bagwell died on 4 December 1947.¹ He was born on 4 December 1947.¹ He was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Randolph, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of James Albert Bagwell and Willie Mae Philpot.¹

     James Burnice Bagwell is the son of Donald Robert Bagwell and Mary Coltharp.¹ James Burnice Bagwell married Merita (?) after 1935.

     Mildred Bagwell is the daughter of Donald Robert Bagwell and Mary Coltharp.¹ Mildred Bagwell married Bo Tubbs after 1935.¹