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     Robert Luke Bagwell was born on 10 August 1880 in Franklin County, Georgia.¹ He was the son of John Madison Bagwell and Louise Eveline Burton. Robert Luke Bagwell married Bertie Ophelia Weeks on 24 December 1911.^2,1 Robert Luke Bagwell died on 5 January 1944 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas, at age 63.¹ He was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Bertie Ophelia Weeks was born on 7 October 1889.¹ As of 24 December 1911,her married name was Bagwell.¹ She married Robert Luke Bagwell, son of John Madison Bagwell and Louise Eveline Burton, on 24 December 1911.^1,2 Bertie Ophelia Weeks died on 21 December 1963 at age 74.¹ She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     John Weldon McClure was born on 1 May 1899. He married Clara Bagwell, daughter of Elmer Tyson Bagwell and Ida Victoria Hemphill, before 1924. John Weldon McClure died on 20 May 1990 at age 91.

     Martha Profitt Ragle was born on 4 September 1903.¹ As of before 1933,her married name was Bagwell.¹ She married Lawrence T. Bagwell, son of Elmer Tyson Bagwell and Ida Victoria Hemphill, before 1933.¹ Martha Profitt Ragle died on 12 May 1988 at age 84.¹ She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Rex Lewis Bagwell was born on 18 October 1933.¹ He was the son of Lawrence T. Bagwell and Martha Profitt Ragle.¹ Rex Lewis Bagwell married Mary Lillian Gillham on 22 July 1954.¹ Rex Lewis Bagwell died on 30 December 2010 at age 77 Rex L. Bagwell, 77, of Claude died on Thursday, December 30, 2010 in Amarillo.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2011 at the Church of Christ in Claude with Jim Gates officiating. Burial will be at the Claude Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers at Claude.

Rex was born on November 18, 1933 in Claude, Texas to L. T. "Bud" and Martha Bagwell. He married Mary Gillham on July 22, 1954 in Groom and was a member of the Church of Christ in Claude. He farmed and ranched in Armstrong County all of his life. He was the fourth generation of Bagwell families in Armstrong County. Rex was a friend to all he met.

Survivors include his wife, Mary Bagwell of Claude; three sons, Ross Bagwell and wife Paula, Quin Bagwell and wife Cindy and Tim Bagwell and wife Angie, all of Amarillo; two daughters, Beth Bradshaw and husband Robert of Amarillo and Diane Taylor and husband Mickey of Claude; eleven grandchildren, Ty Bagwell, Teal Bagwell, Shayla Bagwell, Blake Bagwell, Aspen Taylor, Joy Taylor, P. J. Taylor, Breeze Hurly, Madison Bagwell, Wyatt Bagwell and Mackey Bradshaw; one sister-in-law, Virginia Jones and husband Billy of Groom and one brother-in-law, Earl Gillham and wife Sue of Lubbock.¹ He was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Mary Lillian Gillham was born on 15 April 1935 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.² As of 22 July 1954,her married name was Bagwell.¹ She married Rex Lewis Bagwell, son of Lawrence T. Bagwell and Martha Profitt Ragle, on 22 July 1954.¹ Mary Lillian Gillham died on 19 April 2016 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas, at age 81 Mary Gillham Bagwell, 81, of Claude, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016.Bagwell Obit Pic 2

Services will be at 10 am, Friday, April 22, 2016, at the Church of Christ in Claude with Edward Dottle, minister, officiating. Burial will be at the Claude Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.

Mary Gillham Bagwell was born April 15, 1935, in Amarillo to George and Ethel Gillham. She married Rex Bagwell on July 22, 1954, in Groom. He preceded her in death in December 2010. She was a rancher and worked for Bekins for many years. She was a loving wife, mother, and Grandmary. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Claude for many years, and she was always willing to lend a helping hand and cook a meal for anyone that walked through her door. She loved all sports and was especially passionate about women’s high school basketball. Mary was a three time All State Guard for the Claude Lady Mustangs from 1951-1953, where her team won the State Championship each of those years. Mary had a great sense of humor, and her smile could light up a room. She loved her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren more than anything. Mary was a very special woman, and will be missed by everyone that knew her.

Survivors include three sons, Ross Bagwell and wife Paula, Quin Bagwell and wife Cindy, Tim Bagwell and wife Angie; two daughters, Beth Bagwell, and Diane Taylor and husband Mickey; grandchildren, Ty Bagwell and wife Andi, Teal Bagwell and wife Rebeca, Shayla Bagwell, Blake Bagwell, Aspen Edgar and husband Taylor, Joy Taylor, PJ Taylor and wife Amanda, Breeze Hurly and husband Jim, Madison Bagwell Wyatt Bagwell and Audra Hale; great-grandchildren, Caleb Britten, Mackey Bradshaw, Breanna, Jensen and Abbi Taylor, Aden, Reagan, Sadie and Liam Hurly and Taylen Edgar; a brother, Earl Gillham and wife Sue; and a sister, Virginia Jones.

The family wishes to thank Hudson House, Abundant Quality Living, and BSA Hospice of the Southwest for the loving care they provided.

The family also requests that any donations be made to the Claude Fire Department and the Claude Ambulance Service.

Family will receive friends from 5-6pm, Thursday, April 21, 2016, at the funeral home in Amarillo.² She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.²

     Ross Shane Bagwell is the son of Rex Lewis Bagwell and Mary Lillian Gillham.¹ Ross Shane Bagwell married Paula Rutherford in 1977.²

     Quin Drew Bagwell is the son of Rex Lewis Bagwell and Mary Lillian Gillham.¹

     Tim Gillham Bagwell is the son of Rex Lewis Bagwell and Mary Lillian Gillham.¹ Tim Gillham Bagwell married Angie Renae Garrett before 1990.

     Beth Kay Bagwell is the daughter of Rex Lewis Bagwell and Mary Lillian Gillham.¹ Beth Kay Bagwell married Robert Louis Bradshaw Jr. on 8 April 1994 at Potter County, Texas.

     Martha Diane Bagwell is the daughter of Rex Lewis Bagwell and Mary Lillian Gillham.¹ Martha Diane Bagwell married Mickey R. Taylor on 27 October 1985 at Potter County, Texas.

     Newton Surveyor Bagwell was born on 8 October 1859 in Georgia.^1,2 He was the son of John Daniel Bagwell and Elizabeth Towers.² Newton Surveyor Bagwell appeared on the 1860 United States Federal Census for Browning, DeKalb County, Georgia, enumerated on 20 June 1860.³ He appeared on the 1870 United States Federal Census for Browning, DeKalb County, Georgia, enumerated on 16 August 1870.⁴ He married Susan Isabelle Dever on 22 December 1884 at Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas. Newton Surveyor Bagwell died on 4 January 1931 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas, at age 71.¹ He was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Susan Isabelle Dever was born on 23 November 1866 in Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.¹ As of 22 December 1884,her married name was Bagwell. She married Newton Surveyor Bagwell, son of John Daniel Bagwell and Elizabeth Towers, on 22 December 1884 at Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas. Susan Isabelle Dever died on 2 July 1957 in Carson, Texas, at age 90.¹ She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Lela Alpha Bagwell was born on 1 October 1885 in Cooke County, Texas.¹ She was the daughter of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever. Lela Alpha Bagwell married John P. Jasper before 1900. Lela Alpha Bagwell died on 17 December 1968 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas, at age 83.¹ She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Lavonia Bell Bagwell was also known as Levonia Bell Bagwell. She was born on 28 July 1888 in Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas.¹ She was the daughter of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever. As of before 1910,her married name was James. Lavonia Bell Bagwell married Will H. James before 1910. Lavonia Bell Bagwell died on 25 October 1943 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas, at age 55.¹ She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Will H. James married Lavonia Bell Bagwell, daughter of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever, before 1910.

     Arthur Claude Bagwell was born on 20 April 1889 in Gainesville, Texas.¹ He was the son of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever. Arthur Claude Bagwell married Edna Garrison on 8 January 1911 at Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.² Arthur Claude Bagwell died on 25 August 1979 at age 90.¹ He was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Carl Roscoe Bagwell was born on 25 August 1890 in Cooke County, Texas.¹ He was the son of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever. Carl Roscoe Bagwell married Martha Frances James on 24 December 1911. Carl Roscoe Bagwell died on 18 October 1961 in Potter County, Texas, at age 71.¹ He was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Stella Elizabeth Bagwell was born on 30 June 1892 in Texas.¹ She was the daughter of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever. As of after 1905,her married name was Dye. Stella Elizabeth Bagwell married Charles G. Dye after 1905. Stella Elizabeth Bagwell died on 24 February 1971 in Texas at age 78.¹ She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Henry Bascomb Bagwell was born on 31 July 1895 in Texas.¹ He was the son of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever. Henry Bascomb Bagwell married Ruby Ellen James before 1912. Henry Bascomb Bagwell died on 29 July 1964 in Gray, Texas, at age 68.¹ He was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Leon Oliver Bagwell was born on 18 April 1898 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹ He was the son of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever. Leon Oliver Bagwell married Jewel Garrison in November 1919. Leon Oliver Bagwell died on 10 June 1931 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas, at age 33.¹ He was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Frank Newton Bagwell was born on 8 July 1901 in Texas. He was the son of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever. Frank Newton Bagwell married Nona Mathews on 11 September 1926. Frank Newton Bagwell died on 28 May 1986 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas, at age 84. He was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.

     Nona Mathews was born on 14 May 1896 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. As of 11 September 1926,her married name was Bagwell. She married Frank Newton Bagwell, son of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever, on 11 September 1926. Nona Mathews was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas. She died on 11 March 1982 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, at age 85.

     Jewel Garrison was born on 19 December 1901 in Elllis County, Texas. As of November 1919,her married name was Bagwell. She married Leon Oliver Bagwell, son of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever, in November 1919. Jewel Garrison died on 23 June 1997 in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, at age 95.

     Marvin Oliver Bagwell was born on 27 January 1923 in Armstrong County, Texas. He was the son of Leon Oliver Bagwell and Jewel Garrison. He served in the US Navy from 21 Dec 1940 to 18 Aug 1941. Marvin Oliver Bagwell married Roberta Ramsay on 6 June 1945 at Highland Park Church of God, Highland Park, California. Marvin Oliver Bagwell died on 18 March 1993 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, at age 70.

     Kenneth Leon Bagwell was born on 25 December 1928 in Armstrong County, Texas. He was the son of Leon Oliver Bagwell and Jewel Garrison. Kenneth Leon Bagwell married Maurine Elizabeth Krueger on 16 April 1948 at Harris County, Texas. Kenneth Leon Bagwell died on 30 March 2006 in Miami, Dade County, Florida, at age 77.

     Charles Everett Bagwell was born on 13 June 1925 in Armstrong County, Texas. He was the son of Leon Oliver Bagwell and Jewel Garrison. Charles Everett Bagwell married Ethel May Anderson on 13 July 1946 at North Bend, Oregon. Charles Everett Bagwell died on 12 May 2017 at age 91
Everett was born June 13 to Leon O. and Jewel Harrison Bagwell in Claude, Texas. Leon, Everett’s father, died at the early age of 35 and Jewel remarried Roy Grove. The family moved from Claude, Texas, to Oklahoma and then on to settle in Salem, Oregon, around 1935.

Everett attended Salem schools but when the war broke out he enlisted into the Navy. He led the recruiters to believe he was 18, but in fact he was only 17 as he enlisted on November 10, 1942. He trained at Farragut, Idaho, and he became a pharmacist mate, taking care of wounds and other ailments of his Navy peers. He was honorably discharged from the Navy on June 14, 1946.

Everett met Ethel Anderson in Portland, Oregon, at Pacific Bible College where they both attended from Fall of 1945 to Spring of 1946. They were married in North Bend, Oregon, Ethel’s home, on July 13,1946.

The Bagwells lived in North Bend until 1951 when Everett took the circulation manager’s position in Pendleton for the East Oregonian. In 1961 he and Ethel bought Sharn’s Soda Shop and renamed it The Shorthorn Cafe. It was located next to The Longhorn Motel. In 1968 he became manager of the Umatilla County Federal Credit Union. He remained there until his retirement in 1988.

His favorite pastime and hobby was fishing, any kind of fishing in every kind of boat and weather, and spending time with his grandchildren and greats!!

He is survived by his wife of 70 wonderful years, Ethel; children and spouses Ben and Debi Bagwell and Tom and Barbara Cleveland; grandchildren Mycal Bagwell, Charles Bagwell, Kristen and Aaron Lopez, Andy and Melissa Cleveland and JW and Jennifer Cleveland; 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

Everett’s memorial service will be held on Friday, May 19, at 1:00 at the Pendleton Free Methodist Church, Pendleton, Oregon. A graveside ceremony will follow the service at Skyview Memorial Gardens. Everyone is invited to follow out in a processional.

The family would like to thank and let McKay Creek Estates care staff and management know how much we appreciate them for the care and love you showed during Everett’s passing.

Pioneer Chapel of Pendleton, Oregon, is in loving care of arrangements, and Pastor Scott Little, pastor of Pendleton Free Methodist Church, is in grateful and loving pastoral care of the family.
He was buried at Skyview Memorial Gardens, Portland, Oregon.

     Lily B. Pafford was born on 5 January 1912 in Armstrong County, Texas.² As of 4 November 1934,her married name was Bagwell.^1,2 She married Ralph Edmon Bagwell, son of Elmer Tyson Bagwell and Ida Victoria Hemphill, on 4 November 1934 at Amarillo, Texas.^1,2 Lily B. Pafford died on 9 January 2005 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas, at age 93 Lily B. Pafford Bagwell, 93 died Sunday, Jan. 9, 2005.
Mrs. Bagwell was born Jan. 5, 1912, to J.L. and Beulah Pafford in Armstrong County. She was the youngest of their children. She graduated from Claude High School in 1929 and earned a bachelor's degree from West Texas State Teachers College in 1933.
She married Ralph Bagwell on Nov. 4, 1934, in Claude. They were engaged in farming southeast of Claude and lived in Armstrong County all of their lives. She was a homemaker, active in the community and First Baptist Church. She was a charter member of Unity Study Club. Her hobbies were reading and playing bridge.
She was preceded in death by her husband on Jan. 13, 1998; her parents; a brother; and four sisters.
Survivors include two daughters, Patsy Goin and husband, Wendell, of Garden Ridge and Nancy Gillispie and her husband, Don of Claude; five grandchildren, Melanie Haines of Maryland, Lisa Johnson of Germany, Cheryl Sherrer of Amarillo, Joe Gillispie of Lubbock and Charles Gillispie of Claude; and 12 grandchildren.² She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.²

     Patsy Bagwell is the daughter of Ralph Edmon Bagwell and Lily B. Pafford.¹

     Nancy Bagwell is the daughter of Ralph Edmon Bagwell and Lily B. Pafford.¹