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     Leon Smith married Brenda Bagwell, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Bagwell and Mary Lou Seay, after 1960.

     Joan Elaine Bagwell was born in 1951.¹ She was the daughter of George Truitt Bagwell and Estelle Kendall. Joan Elaine Bagwell died in 2007.¹ She was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery and Columbarium, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia.¹

     Evelyn N. (?) was born in 1921.¹ As of after 1945,her married name was Bagwell. She married William Herbert Bagwell, son of James Alex Bagwell and Ida M. Shankles, after 1945. Evelyn N. (?) died in 2002.¹ She was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery and Columbarium, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia.¹

     Richard Tracy married Rebecca Bagwell, daughter of Alwin Emory Bagwell and Mildred Compton, after 1970.

     Byron Edward Bagwell was also known as Byron Emmitt Bagwell. He was born on 24 February 1913 in King County, Washington.¹ He was the son of Frederick Brownleigh Bagwell and Martha Hyden. Byron Edward Bagwell married Ruth Minaglia before 1935. Byron Edward Bagwell lived in 1940 in Los Angeles, California. He served as a Boatswain's Mate Second Class (BM2) in the US Navy during World War II.¹ He served in the US Navy aborad the USS Naos (AK-105) during World War II.

The USS Naos (AK-105) was a Crater-class cargo ship commissioned by the US Navy for service in World War II. Naos was named after the star Naos, in the constellation Puppis. She was responsible for delivering troops, goods and equipment to locations in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.




In 1943-1944:
Departing San Pedro on 25 August, Naos loaded cargo at San Francisco and made a round trip run to Pearl Harbor and back between 28 August and 25 October. During the next month she was converted for use as a combination troop transport and cargo ship by General Engineering and Drydock Co., San Francisco. She cleared the Golden Gate 10 December, embarked 1,080 troops at Port Hueneme, and sailed for the South Pacific in convoy 12 December.

Naos reached Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, 3 January 1944, and discharged her troops and supplies. A week later she sailed for Fiji and thus began shuttle duty throughout much of the South Pacific. Troop and cargo runs during the next eight months sent her to numerous American bases scattered from Samoa and the Ellice Islands to New Caledonia and the Solomons. While carrying more than 1,000 troops from Tulagi to New Zealand in mid-March, she was pounded by a severe tropical storm which left her relatively undamaged but damaged her escort, PC–588. Naos provided emergency aid before sending the battered escort to New Caledonia.

Maintaining her busy pace of operations, Naos departed Guadalcanal for the Admiralties. She operated out of Manus between 30 September and 25 October, thence sailed the next day to carry troop reinforcements and supplies to the Palaus. She reached Kossol Passage 31 October, and for more than a month she operated in coastal waters off the northern Palaus. During yet another tropical storm 8 November, Naos sent a volunteer crew to rescue 26 men from SC–633 which was thrown upon a reef by heavy seas. Early in December she embarked 1,114 troops and loaded US Army tanks at Anguar and Peleliu before departing in convoy 8 December. Steaming via the Russell Islands, she returned to Nouméa 22 December. Four days later she resumed shuttle runs which continued throughout the South Pacific for the next five months.

1945-1946:
After embarking Seabee units at Nouméa, Naos sailed for Okinawa 15 May 1945. She touched at bases in the Solomons, the Marshalls, and the Western Carolines and finally arrived off Hagushi Beach, Okinawa, 11 July. She completed discharge and reload operations later that month, and on 29 July, she joined a 65-ship convoy bound for the Marianas. Sailing via Saipan, she reached Pearl Harbor 22 August.[3]

Following the Japanese surrender, Naos returned to the western Pacific carrying repatriated prisoners-of-war and military cargo. She arrived Okinawa 2 October; and, after steaming to avoid Typhoon Louise a week later, she embarked 1,040 troops for return to the United States. She sailed 14 October, and arrived San Francisco 5 November. Naos decommissioned there 6 December 1945, and was returned to the War Shipping Administration (WSA) the same day. Her name was struck from the Navy List 3 January 1946. He married Sally Sue Schwarzmiller on 17 October 1969 at Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington. Byron Edward Bagwell died on 28 February 1993 at age 80.¹ He was buried at Carnation Cemetery, Carnation, King County, Washington.¹

     Frederick William Bagwell was born on 12 August 1911 in King County, Washington. He was the son of Frederick Brownleigh Bagwell and Martha Hyden. Frederick William Bagwell married Doris Elizabeth Rossiter after 1930. Frederick William Bagwell died on 17 May 1997 at age 85. He was buried at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California.

     Doris Elizabeth Rossiter was born on 22 February 1916. As of after 1930,her married name was Bagwell. She married Frederick William Bagwell, son of Frederick Brownleigh Bagwell and Martha Hyden, after 1930. Doris Elizabeth Rossiter died on 28 February 1996 at age 80. She was buried at Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California.

     Paul Andrew Eastman was born in 1872. He married Flora Ethel Crawford before 1906. Paul Andrew Eastman died on 19 January 1946.

     James Henry Kelly was born on 19 December 1897 in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. He married Ollie Viola Bagwell, daughter of Andrew Jackson Bagwell Jr. and Emma Harriett Gentry, after 1915. James Henry Kelly died on 24 September 1986 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at age 88.

     Charles B. Kelly married Barbara Ann Bagwell, daughter of James Roy Bagwell and Eula Viola Graham, after 1954.

     Reverend Howard Herndon married Barbara Ann Bagwell, daughter of James Roy Bagwell and Eula Viola Graham, after 1970.

     Maria E. Sanchez was born on 9 April 1921. As of before 1952,her married name was Bagwell. She married Bedford Lee Bagwell, son of Knox Earnest Bagwell and Rosa Pearl Wilson, before 1952. Maria E. Sanchez died on 21 August 2009 at age 88 Maria E. Bagwell, a native of La Cueva, N.M., located in Mora County passed away on Friday Aug. 21, 2009, at 88.

She was born on April 9, 1921, to the late David Sanchez and Nicanora Martinez. Also preceding her in death is her husband, Bedford Bagwell and their son, Anthony Bagwell; brothers, Fidel Gurule and Amadeo Sanchez and niece, Patricia Gurule.

Surviving Maria are two sisters-in-law, Florence Gurule of La Cueva, N.M., and Amanda Sanchez of Los Alamos, N,M. Her nephews and nieces are Joseph Gurulé of California, Michael Gurulé and wife Erin of Crest Hill, Ill., Ronnie Gurule and wife Pearl of Springer, N.M., Amadeo Sanchez Jr. of Los Alamos, N.M., Eddie Sanchez of Los Alamos, N.M., Gina Pacheco and husband Raymond of Mora, N.M, Gwen Moore of Buena Vista, N.M., Cathy Duran and husband Margarito of Milan, N.M., Annette Martinez and husband Richard of Espanola, N.M., and Evelyn Voos and husband Ray of Rutheron, N.M. Also surviving Maria is her special God-daughter whom she loved as her own daughter, Rose Estrada and husband Don of Las Vegas and their children, Marvin Estrada and family of Bernalillo, N.M., Jeanette Gutierrez and husband Ernest and family of Wagon Mound, N.M., Theresa Estrada and Richard Garcia and family of La Cueva, N.M., and Don Estrada and wife Angel and family of Albuquerque. She is also survived her close friend, Gita Telles of Las Vegas and also numerous cousins of Buena Vista, N.M., and many loving friends.

A rosary was recited Sunday Aug. 23, at the chapel at Nelson Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be celebrated by the Rev. John McHugh at 10 a.m. Monday Aug. 24 , at St. Gertrude Catholic Church in Mora. Interment will follow the mass at La Cueva Cemetery in La Cueva, N.M. Serving as pallbearers will be Ronnie Gurule, Dominic Pacheco, Richard Garcia, Ernest Gutierrez, Roy Mares and Raymond Pacheco.

Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson Funeral Home; 801 Douglas Avenue in Las Vegas, N.M; (505) 425-6551. She was buried at La Cueva Cemetery, La Cueva, Mora County, New Mexico.

     Anthony Lee Bagwell was born in 1952 in New Mexico. He was the son of Bedford Lee Bagwell and Maria E. Sanchez. Anthony Lee Bagwell died on 4 August 1970 and was the only child of Bedford and Maria (Mary) Bagwell. He was killed in a motorcycle accident.

     Willard Roy Carnal was born on 22 April 1915 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. As of after 1933,her married name was Bagwell. She married Dora Elzen Bagwell, son of Elbert Franklin Bagwell and Ruth Almira Townsend, after 1933. Willard Roy Carnal died on 28 October 1971 at age 56.¹ She was buried at Green Acres Memorial Park, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona.¹

     Mary L. (Mollie) Wimberly was born in 1860 in Bowie County, Texas.¹ As of circa 1879,her married name was Bagwell. She married Elbert Franklin Bagwell, son of George Washington Bagwell and Sarah M. J. Lewis, circa 1879. Mary L. (Mollie) Wimberly died in 1889.¹ She was buried at Old Wimberly Cemetery, De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas.¹

     Effie Grace Baugh was born on 1 July 1878 in Hood County, Texas.¹ As of 9 February 1899,her married name was Bagwell. She married Elbert Franklin Bagwell, son of George Washington Bagwell and Sarah M. J. Lewis, on 9 February 1899 at Bowie County, Texas. Effie Grace Baugh died on 16 July 1952 in De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas, at age 74.¹ She was buried at College Hill Cemetery, De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas.¹

     Nina Williams was born on 31 August 1882. As of after 1895,her married name was Bagwell. She married Gordon Lee Bagwell, son of Larkin Obediah Bagwell and Victoria Quarles Dunaway, after 1895. Nina Williams died in February 1965 at age 82.

     Thomas Gerald Bagwell Jr. was born on 26 February 1948 in Hobbs Lea, New Mexico. He was the son of Tom Walton Bagwell and Patricia A. Roberts. He served in as a Sergeant in the United States Marines in Vietnam. Thomas Gerald Bagwell Jr. died on 1 July 2007 in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, at age 59. He was buried at Oregon Trail State Veterans Cemetery, Evansville, Natrona County, Wyoming.

     Bessie Ann Green was born on 22 January 1906 in Red River County, Texas. Her married name was Bagwell. She married Ernest Jerry Bagwell, son of James Andrew Bagwell and Nancy Adaline Ashley, before 1930. Bessie Ann Green died on 4 January 1992 in Lompoc, California, at age 85.

     Bobby Ray Bagwell was born on 12 February 1930 in St. Anthony Hospital, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.¹ He was the son of Ernest Jerry Bagwell and Bessie Ann Green. He was a TSGT in the US Air Force during Korea and Vietnam. Bobby Ray Bagwell married Eva Diane Ward on 22 January 1962 at Witchita County, Texas. Bobby Ray Bagwell died on 6 September 2010 at age 80.¹ He was buried at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California.¹

     Horace McShane married Lera Eckley Bagwell, daughter of Pleasant Albert Bagwell and Arvazina Eckley, on 23 February 1913.

     Ernest Matthews married Lera Eckley Bagwell, daughter of Pleasant Albert Bagwell and Arvazina Eckley, on 6 April 1929 at Riverside, California.

     Myrtie Kirk Bagwell was born on 17 October 1881.¹ She was the daughter of Pleasant Albert Bagwell and Arvazina Eckley. As of after 1900,her married name was Rudolph. Myrtie Kirk Bagwell married John Eddleman Rudolph after 1900. Myrtie Kirk Bagwell died on 31 July 1968 at age 86.¹ She was buried at Oakland Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery, Sharpe, Marshall County, Kentucky.¹

     John Eddleman Rudolph was born on 21 February 1861. He married Myrtie Kirk Bagwell, daughter of Pleasant Albert Bagwell and Arvazina Eckley, after 1900. John Eddleman Rudolph died on 21 September 1943 at age 82.

     Lorraine Belle Burkard was born on 16 November 1925 in Alameda County, California. As of circa 1944,her married name was Bagwell. She married James Lyna Bagwell, son of James Ernest Bagwell and Viola A. McClarty, circa 1944. Lorraine Belle Burkard died on 19 February 2022 at age 96. She was buried at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California.

     James Burkard Bagwell is the son of James Lyna Bagwell and Lorraine Belle Burkard.

     Mike Bagwell is the son of James Lyna Bagwell and Lorraine Belle Burkard.

     Nitia Belle Bagwell is the daughter of James Lyna Bagwell and Lorraine Belle Burkard. Nitia Belle Bagwell married (?) Walters after 1960. Nitia Belle Bagwell married (?) Jahr before 1989. Nitia Belle Bagwell married Charles M. Brown on 8 December 1989 at California.

     Joey Bagwell is the daughter of James Ernest Bagwell and Viola A. McClarty.

     (?) Walters married Nitia Belle Bagwell, daughter of James Lyna Bagwell and Lorraine Belle Burkard, after 1960.