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     Buford Jason Bagwell is the son of Dr. Buford Wayne Bagwell and Bonnie Baker.

     David Bagwell is the son of Dr. Buford Wayne Bagwell and Bonnie Baker.

     Claire Bagwell is the daughter of Dr. Buford Wayne Bagwell and Bonnie Baker. Claire Bagwell married Chase Blackwell after 2003.

     Gwendolyn Ruth Bagwell is the daughter of Buford Dillard Bagwell and Martha Jo Harris. Gwendolyn Ruth Bagwell married Gary Bell before 1989.

     Gary Bell married Gwendolyn Ruth Bagwell, daughter of Buford Dillard Bagwell and Martha Jo Harris, before 1989.

     Joseph Dillard Bagwell was born on 28 February 1956 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. He was the son of Buford Dillard Bagwell and Martha Jo Harris. Joseph Dillard Bagwell married Jennifer T. Tarkington before 1983. Joseph Dillard Bagwell died on 9 January 2025 at age 68


Joe Dillard Bagwell, 68, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025. He was born on February 28, 1956, in Huntsville, AL to Buford and Martha Bagwell. Joe was a Huntsville High School graduate and earned a degree in psychology from UAH, where he was a cheerleader. Joe had a long and distinguished career in advertising at The Huntsville Times. He loved reading his Bible, his family, and enjoyed golfing. Joe would want to be remembered for his love for Jesus Christ, his Lord and Savior, and now lives with Him in Heaven.

He was predeceased by his parents, his son, Joseph Malcolm Bagwell, brother, Buford Wayne Bagwell, and grandparents, Burch Dillard and Etta Lee Bagwell, and Joe Baxter and Bessie Odell Harris. He was also predeceased by several aunts and uncles.

Joe is survived by his sisters, Lynn B. Bell (Gary) and Gail Johnson; brother, Tracy G. Bagwell (Susanne); nephews, Jason Bagwell, David Bagwell, Matt Bell (Caroline), Joshua Bagwell (Anne), and Jordan Bagwell; nieces, Claire Bagwell, Kristin Romback (Anthony), Anna Johnson, Lauren Johnson and Heather Bagwell; and several great nephews and nieces. He would want to thank his dear friend Melissa Putzier for all her love and support through the years.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at Whitesburg Baptist Church Chapel, South Campus, 7300 Whitesburg Drive, followed by a Celebration of Life at 11 a.m. with Pastor Murray Wilton officiating.



He was buried at Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.

     Jennifer T. Tarkington married Joseph Dillard Bagwell, son of Buford Dillard Bagwell and Martha Jo Harris, before 1983.

     Joseph Malcolm Bagwell was born on 25 August 1989 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. He was the son of Joseph Dillard Bagwell and Jennifer T. Tarkington. Joseph Malcolm Bagwell died on 22 September 2012 in Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, at age 23
Joseph Malcom Bagwell, age 23, of Huntsville, AL, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Saturday Sept. 22, 2012, from his earthly home in Auburn, AL.
Joseph is survived by his mother, Jennifer Tarkington and her husband, Bernd Billmayer of Huntsville; his father, Joe D. Bagwell of Huntsville; his maternal grandparents, Malcolm and Betsy Tarkington and Hedy Billmayer; and his brother and sister, Justin and Becky Billmayer, all of Huntsville. He is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, and close cousins, as well as the entire Auburn University family and coaching staff.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Buford and Martha Bagwell.
Joseph was a student at Auburn University and was on the coaching staff for the Auburn Football Special Teams and Offensive Line, serving as an assistant student coach. He was majoring in Health Promotion and would have received his B.S. degree in 2013.
Joseph was born without a right ventricle and had open heart surgery in 1992 at the age of three. Dr. Albert Pacifico performed that successful surgery at UAB. Dr. Paul Israel of Huntsville managed his heart condition over the next 15 years; and Dr. Edward Colvin of UAB Pediatric Cardiac Center provided care for Joseph for the last several years. The family gives special thanks to all the caregivers throughout Joseph's life.
Joseph faced heart problems his entire life but overcame great obstacles and ultimately fulfilled his dream of being involved with Auburn Football, not as a player, but as a manager, and then finally as a member of the coaching staff that he so greatly admired. Joseph fought his final battle on Saturday, when he succumbed to a massive heart attack just hours before the Auburn game.
Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 from 11:00 until 1:30 PM at Trinity United Methodist Church on Airport Road in Huntsville. The funeral service will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church at 2:00 PM with Jim Brinkerhoff, with Auburn Church of Christ, and Chette Williams, chaplain for the Auburn football team, officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Darron Barry, Jacob Hawk, Matt Bell, Joshua Hastings, Dedrick Lamar Ford, and Joe Louis Fleming. Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Parrish, Jeremy Hastings, Joshua Bagwell, and Jordan Bagwell.
For many years Joseph's mother, Jennifer Tarkington, has raised funds in support of Huntsville Hospital's pediatric cardiac patients, helping to provide lifesaving equipment for local children in need.
In 2007 Jennifer and Company Photography started "Clicking for a Cause" because Jennifer and Joseph felt that this was their way of giving back to their community.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts in memory of Joseph Malcom Bagwell be made to the "Clicking for a Cause" fund at Huntsville Hospital Foundation, 101 Sivley Road, Huntsville, AL 35801.
The family also requests that in celebration of Joseph's life, family and friends wear the colors of Auburn University (orange and blue), which were his favorite colors, to the funeral service. "AU - Family ALL IN."

2 Corinthians 12:10 – "That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."

Information provided by Laughlin Funeral Home, internet.
He was buried on 26 September 2012 at Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.

     Martha Gail Bagwell is the daughter of Buford Dillard Bagwell and Martha Jo Harris. Martha Gail Bagwell married Thomas Edward Johnson before 1988.

     Thomas Edward Johnson married Martha Gail Bagwell, daughter of Buford Dillard Bagwell and Martha Jo Harris, before 1988.

     Tracy Glenn Bagwell is the son of Buford Dillard Bagwell and Martha Jo Harris. Tracy Glenn Bagwell married Susanne LaRussa before 1989.

     Susanne LaRussa married Tracy Glenn Bagwell, son of Buford Dillard Bagwell and Martha Jo Harris, before 1989.

     Joshua Ryan Bagwell is the son of Tracy Glenn Bagwell and Susanne LaRussa.

     Heather Nicole Bagwell is the daughter of Tracy Glenn Bagwell and Susanne LaRussa.

     Jordan Bagwell is the son of Tracy Glenn Bagwell and Susanne LaRussa.

     Reverend Milton Scott Bagwell was born on 24 April 1928 in Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee, World War II Draft Card lists his place of birth as Quincy, Florida. He was the son of Burch Dillard Bagwell and Etta Lee Walker. Reverend Milton Scott Bagwell married Earlene Boles in 1954. Reverend Milton Scott Bagwell died in May 1969 in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, at age 41. He was buried at Huntsville Memory Gardens, Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama.

     Earlene Boles married Reverend Milton Scott Bagwell, son of Burch Dillard Bagwell and Etta Lee Walker, in 1954.

     Allison Scott Bagwell is the son of Reverend Milton Scott Bagwell and Earlene Boles.

     Ellen Genetta McHenry was born on 5 June 1923 in Putnam County, Tennessee. As of 25 August 1950,her married name was Bagwell. She married Walter Fred Bagwell, son of Burch Dillard Bagwell and Etta Lee Walker, on 25 August 1950 at Grossepointe Woods, Wayne County, Michigan. Ellen Genetta McHenry died on 21 July 2009 in Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee, at age 86. She was buried at Souble Springs Cemeter, Double Springs, Putnam County, Tennessee.

     Genetta Lee Bagwell is the daughter of Walter Fred Bagwell and Ellen Genetta McHenry. Genetta Lee Bagwell married Myke Holt before 1971.

     Myke Holt married Genetta Lee Bagwell, daughter of Walter Fred Bagwell and Ellen Genetta McHenry, before 1971.

     Mary Ellen Bagwell is the daughter of Walter Fred Bagwell and Ellen Genetta McHenry. Mary Ellen Bagwell married Lyle Gene Scott on 20 January 1985. Mary Ellen Bagwell married David Wayne Stoltz on 10 June 2004.

     David Wayne Stoltz married Mary Ellen Bagwell, daughter of Walter Fred Bagwell and Ellen Genetta McHenry, on 10 June 2004.

     Lou Ellyn Davis married John Burch Bagwell, son of Walter Fred Bagwell and Ellen Genetta McHenry, on 15 August 1989 at Hawaii.

     Denton Joseph Bagwell is the son of John Burch Bagwell and Deborah Ann Hester.¹ Denton Joseph Bagwell married Hannah C. Alosi before 2015.¹

     Derrick Joshua Bagwell is the son of John Burch Bagwell and Deborah Ann Hester.¹

     Davis J. Bagwell is the son of John Burch Bagwell and Lou Ellyn Davis.¹ Davis J. Bagwell married Alexa Rae Ferraro on 18 July 2015 at Wellfleet, Massachusetts.¹

     James Otis Pruden married Elora Bagwell, daughter of Burch Dillard Bagwell and Etta Lee Walker, before 1951.

     Sophia Sapp married Dovin Hugh Bagwell, son of Levi Bagwell and Elizabeth Garris, on 8 June 1873 at Howard County, Indiana.

     Luther Anderson Overby was born on 9 February 1881 in Yadkin County, North Carolina.¹ He married Lucille Blanche "Lucy" Bagwell, daughter of William Henry Bagwell and Nancy Ann Bush, on 20 November 1906 at Jackson County, Indiana.¹ Luther Anderson Overby died on 9 August 1942 in Dekark, Illinois, at age 61 Worked as a blacksmith possibly for the Rail Road. The family name was originally spelled Overbey but the "E" was dropped from the name sometime after 1900.

On Nov 20.1906 in Jackson Indiana he married Lucy Blanche Bagwell.

Luther died several days after an auto accident. The injuries were considered minimal at first but he suddenly took a turn for the worse and died 5 days after the accident.¹
He was buried at Johnson Grove Cemetery, Waterman, DeKalb County, Illinois.¹