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     William Bagwell Burton was born on 5 June 1780. He married Catharine Bagwell, daughter of William Bagwell and Ann Burton, after 1795. William Bagwell Burton died on 25 July 1844 at age 64. He was buried at Saint Georges Chapel Cemetery, Harbeson, Sussex County, Delaware.

     Ann Cord was born in 1722 in Sussex County, Delaware. As of after 1740,her married name was Bagwell. She married Thomas Bagwell, son of Francis Bagwell and Catherine Burton, after 1740. Ann Cord died on 17 August 1811 in Sussex County, Delaware.

     Ann Bagwell was born in 1744 in Sussex County, Delaware. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell and Ann Cord.

     Catherine Bagwell was born in 1758 in Delaware. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell and Ann Cord.

     Elizabeth Bagwell was born in 1746 in Delaware. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell and Ann Cord.

     John Bagwell was born in 1738 in Delaware. He was the son of Thomas Bagwell and Ann Cord. John Bagwell married Patience Burton, daughter of Woolsey Burton and Ann Leatherbury, in 1766 at Sussex County, Delaware.

     Lydia Bagwell was born in 1760 in Delaware. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell and Ann Cord.

     Sarah Bagwell was born in 1745 in Delaware. She was the daughter of Thomas Bagwell and Ann Cord.

     Thomas Bagwell was born in 1755. He was the son of Thomas Bagwell and Ann Cord.

     William Bagwell was born on 30 December 1748 in Delaware. He was the son of Thomas Bagwell and Ann Cord.

     Charles Albert Mapp married Tobitha Thomas Bagwell, daughter of Thomas Nathaniel Bagwell and Dorothy Marie Finney, on 13 October 1973 at Cheriton, Northampton County, Virginia.

     William Sidney Bagwell is the son of Ernest DeVine Bagwell and Violet Hawkins. William Sidney Bagwell married Dorothy Jan Carroll on 27 December 1966 at First Baptist Church, Gastonia, North Carolina.

     Erna Jane Bagwell is the daughter of Ernest DeVine Bagwell and Violet Hawkins. Erna Jane Bagwell married Michael Wayne Kelly in September 1969 at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

     Michael Wayne Kelly married Erna Jane Bagwell, daughter of Ernest DeVine Bagwell and Violet Hawkins, in September 1969 at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

     Dorothy Jan Carroll married William Sidney Bagwell, son of Ernest DeVine Bagwell and Violet Hawkins, on 27 December 1966 at First Baptist Church, Gastonia, North Carolina.

     Addie Margaret Bagwell was born circa January 1928 in Accomac County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Ernest Reed Bagwell and Tabitha White. Addie Margaret Bagwell was buried on 1 August 1928 at Whitesville, Virginia. She died on 1 August 1928 in Accomac County, Virginia.

     Sarah (?) married Robert Bagwell, son of Thomas Nathaniel Bagwell and Dorothy Marie Finney, after 1977.

     Jasmine (?) is the daughter of Marcus Foster and Courtney Suzanne Bagwell.

     Faith (?) is the daughter of Marcus Foster and Courtney Suzanne Bagwell.

     Lily (?) is the daughter of Marcus Foster and Courtney Suzanne Bagwell.

     Stacey Bagwell is the daughter of Victor Dalton Bagwell.

     (?) Gosser married Virginia Stokes Bagwell, daughter of Marion Wilbert Bagwell Jr. and Gene-Watt Stokes, after 1973.

     (?) Strope married Sarah Lindsey Bagwell, daughter of Marion Wilbert Bagwell Jr. and Gene-Watt Stokes, after 1973.

     (?) Grey married Jacquelyn Virginia Bagwell, daughter of Marion Wilbert Bagwell and Myrtle Ann Clarke, before 1993.

     Morris Burton Bagwell is the son of Andrew Burton Bagwell and Nina Pace. Morris Burton Bagwell married Diana June Stokes on 4 September 1966 at Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina.

     Diana June Stokes was born on 28 January 1945 in Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina. As of 4 September 1966,her married name was Bagwell. She married Morris Burton Bagwell, son of Andrew Burton Bagwell and Nina Pace, on 4 September 1966 at Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina. Diana June Stokes died on 30 October 2024 in Columbus, Polk County, North Carolina, at age 79


Diana June Stokes Bagwell passed away on October 30, 2024, at Tryon Estates in Columbus, N.C. She was born January 28, 1945, in Hendersonville, NC to the late Kathryn Flanagan Stokes and Roderick Woodrow "Pete" Stokes.
She attended the first through 12th grades on the Hendersonville High School Campus. After attending Pheiffer College for two years she transferred to Western Carolina University, graduating with a degree in biology and education in 1976. She earned a master's degree at UNC Charlotte in 1977.
Her career with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools was as a biology teacher, assistant principal, elementary school principal and middle school principal. After retirement she returned to work at CMS as Director of the Professional Development Center and then as an Assistant Superintendent. In retirement she served as adjunct professor at Furman University and the University of South Carolina at Spartanburg. She cared deeply for all the teachers and students she stewarded.
Diana felt a close connection to the First United Methodist Church in Hendersonville although she and Morris attended church at other locations over the years. She was baptized there, grew up there, married there and returned there when she could.
Diana is survived by her husband and soulmate of 58 years Morris Bagwell, her son Steven Jeffrey Bagwell and his wife Maria Brown Bagwell. She was a devoted "Nana" to her granddaughters Natalie London Bagwell and McKenzie Jean Bagwell who she loved dearly. She is also survived by a brother, Roderick Woodrow Stokes, "Waddy," and his wife Martha Stokes, a nephew Strider Stokes and wife Shannon.
A memorial service will be held at Tryon Estates at a later date. Donations may be made to the charity of choice or to Blue Ridge Community College, AAUW Legacy of Leadership Award Fund, BRCC Educational Foundation, 180 W. Campus Dr, Flat Rock, NC28731.
The family would like to thank the staff at Pardee Hospital Cancer Center, Spartanburg Regional Hospital and the nursing care center at Tryon Estates for the loving care shown to Diana.
Shuler Funeral Home in Hendersonville, NC is assisting the family.
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She was cremated.

     Harold Marion Brown is the son of Harold Marion Brown and Edna Mae Ward. Harold Marion Brown married Noelene Ann Hartman in 1961.

     Harold Marion Brown married Edna Mae Ward before 1940.

     Mary Katherine Bagwell is the daughter of Clarence Edward Bagwell and Edna Mae Ward.