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     Geraldine B. Bagwell was born on 24 October 1936 in Boswell, Baxter County, Arkansas.¹ She was the daughter of Gerald Cecil Bagwell and Ruby Lavinia Smith.¹ As of 28 November 1952,her married name was Mason.¹ Geraldine B. Bagwell married Clifford J. Mason on 28 November 1952 at Bald Knob, Arkansas.¹ Geraldine B. Bagwell died on 30 November 2021 at age 85


Geraldine "Gerri" Mason, 85 years old, passed from this life on November 30, 2021.

She was preceded in death by her loving spouse, Clifford James Mason; her parents, Gerald Cecil and Ruby Bagwell; and her brother, Elmer "Duke" Bagwell.

Those left to cherish her memory are one son, three daughters, one sister, and 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Memphis, Arkansas, on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 11:00am.

Graveside ceremonies will be private, family only.

Gerri was an excellent cook and homemaker for her husband and four children. She made sure the children were always dressed and ready for church, often, in handmade clothes, as she was an accomplished seamstress.

Her eldest daughter has a fond memory of her first Bible that her mother purchased for her with pasted Quality Stamps.

Making the move from Arkansas to Memphis in the late 60's, Gerri devoted her time to raising her children and maintaining a beautiful home.

She was a long-time member of East Frayser Church of Christ, and later Quail Ridge Church of Christ.

She and her late husband, Clifford Mason, celebrated over 50 years of marriage before his passing in 2012.

Gerri loved her sister Lucy dearly and talked to her weekly. She will always be remembered as a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.


She was buried on 7 December 2021 at White County Memorial Gardens, Searcy, White County, Arkansas.

     Clifford J. Mason was born on 3 July 1925 in Paris, Texas.¹ He married Geraldine B. Bagwell, daughter of Gerald Cecil Bagwell and Ruby Lavinia Smith, on 28 November 1952 at Bald Knob, Arkansas.¹ Clifford J. Mason died on 2 April 2012 in Germantown, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 86.¹

     Lucy Jane Bagwell is the daughter of Gerald Cecil Bagwell and Ruby Lavinia Smith.¹ Lucy Jane Bagwell married Donald James Francis on 3 August 1968 at Shelbyville, Missouri.¹

     Donald James Francis married Lucy Jane Bagwell, daughter of Gerald Cecil Bagwell and Ruby Lavinia Smith, on 3 August 1968 at Shelbyville, Missouri.¹

     Loretta Jean Bagwell was born on 30 November 1932 in Boswell, Baxter County, Arkansas.¹ She was the daughter of Myrl Edward Bagwell and Edna Beatrice Hagar.¹ As of 12 September 1955,her married name was Poston.¹ Loretta Jean Bagwell married Paul Poston on 12 September 1955.¹ Loretta Jean Bagwell died on 1 June 2018 in Pearland, Texas, at age 85


Loretta Jean Poston, 85, of Pearland, Texas, passed away on June 1, 2018.

Left to cherish her memory is her loving husband, Albert Paul Poston; children, Paula Bowling and husband, Jerry, David Poston and wife, Pati, Laura Swinson and husband, Chad; grandchildren, Jeremy Bowling, Jana Baker, Lindsey Stout, Jessica Bowling, Chris Poston, Nick Poston, Mackenzie Swinson, Cassidy Swinson, Drew Swinson; great grandchildren, Kaleb Stout, Kylie Stout, Tristan Stout, Lucas Baker, Alaina Baker, Annelise Baker, Isabel Baker; siblings, Marcella Kankey, Armilda McCormack, Nettie Tipton, Lonnie Bagwell; and a host of other family and dear friends.

Loretta enjoyed going on camping trips: back to her child hood home at the Ozarks in Arkansas every year, RV camping and the Humming Bird Festival in Rockport, Yellowstone, and Galveston Reefs. She loved spending time with her family, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

She was awarded secretary of the year at U of H Clearlake. Playing bridge and rook with friends was one of her favorite things to do. Loretta enjoyed picking strawberries and figs to make preserves, sewing, oil painting, and cooking and serving fabulous meals. She loved to go to baseball games and gospel quartet concerts with her husband, Paul.

Most of all Loretta was a woman of strong faith who loved to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and attending church with her family.

She was a loving soul who will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org .





The family of Loretta would also like to thank the caregivers that took such great care of her – Sharon, Alicia, Irma, Beulah, Betty, and Margaret. You are angels of love!



Clayton Funeral Home and Crematory

5530 Broadway, Pearland, Texas 77581.

     Mary Agnes Maher married James Howard Bagwell, son of John Edgar Bagwell and Elizabeth Boydston, on 23 June 1979 at Fayette County, Tennessee.¹

     Domitila Ramos married James Howard Bagwell, son of John Edgar Bagwell and Elizabeth Boydston, on 15 February 2002.¹

     He served in World War I.¹ Charles Smith married Ruby Irene Bagwell, daughter of James Wiley Bagwell and Annie Eliza Davis, before 1927.¹ Charles Smith died circa 1927.¹

     Elmo Smith is the son of Charles Smith and Ruby Irene Bagwell.¹

     Charles Smith is the son of Elmo Smith.¹

     Jerry Smith is the son of Elmo Smith.¹

     Tom Smith is the son of Elmo Smith.¹

     James William Bagwell also went by the name of Bill Bagwell. He was born on 30 March 1912 in Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi.^1,2 He was the son of Willis Early Bagwell and Ester Hazel Robertson.¹ Served in the United States Army Air Corps (PVT 321 BASE Headquarters and AB SO AAF) .² James William Bagwell died on 7 January 1965 in Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi, at age 52 THE CALHOUN COUNTY JOURNAL: BRUCE, MISS.: JANUARY 21, 1965

BILL BAGWELL DIES LAST
THURS; BURIAL FRIDAY
James William (Bill) Bagwell, 52, died at his home on Bruce, Miss., Route 1, last Thursday. A veteran of World War 11, he had been in poor health for a number of years. Born in Calhoun County, Miss. March 30, 1912, he had spent his entire life in this section.
He was a member of the Baptist Church, the V F W and American Legion. He was a retired farmer.
Services were held at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church at 2:30 Friday with Rev. John Couch and Rev. E. D. Bollinger officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, near Bruce, Miss., Calhoun County with Cook Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers were Purvis Bagwell, Charlie Bagwell, Edwin Bagwell, Elmo Smith, Wade Bryant and James Kindall.
Mr. Bagwell leaves his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bagwell, Bruce, Miss; two brothers, Edward Earl Bagwell, Bruce, Miss. and Wilburn Bagwell, Memphis, Tenn; three sisters, Mrs. Sam Baker, Banner, Miss; Mrs. Wilma Addington, Memphis, Tenn; Mrs. Joe Reaves, Attanta, Georgia.

James W. Bagwell
Mississippi
PVT 321 BASE H Q 7 AB SO AAF
MARCH 30, 1912 JANUARY 7, 1965

Family burried here
Grandparents:
James Willey Bagwell Feb. 6, 1853 Jan 4, 1915
Annie Eliza Davis Bagwell Jan 11, 1859 Dec2, 1926
Parents:
Willis Early Bagwell Feb 1, 1891 Aug 21, 1966
Ester (Estee) Hazel Robertson Bagwell July 15, 1895 Nov 23, 1989

Siblings:
Shirley Mae Bagwell July 18, 1919 Sept 25, 1924
Wilma Doyle Bagwell Addington March 9, 1923 April 19, 1992
Edward Earl Bagwell December 5, 1930 January 7, 1995.² He was buried at Mount Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery, Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi.²

     Edward Earl Bagwell was born on 5 December 1930 in Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi.¹ He was the son of Willis Early Bagwell and Ester Hazel Robertson. Edward Earl Bagwell died on 7 January 1995 in Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee, at age 64 THE CALHOUN COUNTY JOURNAL: BRUCE, MISS.: JANUARY 12, 1995

BAGWELL
Edward Earl Bagwell Sr., 64, of Ripley, Tenn., dies Saturday, January 7, 1995 at Baptist Memorial Hospital--Ripley, Tenn. A member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Batlett, Tenn., he was born December 5, 1930, in Calhoun County, Miss., the son of Willis Early and Ester Hazel Robertson Bagwell. He was in construction.
Funeral service was Monday at 11 a.m. at Parker Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James West and Rev. Jimmy Sockwell officiating. Burial was in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, near Bruce, Miss., Calhoun County, Miss.
Pallbearers were Hostetler, Britt Nimmo, Desi Moore, Lee Carter, James Bagwell and Mark Bagwell.
Survivors include four daughters, Valda Mabus, Pontotoc, Miss; Rita Ditto, Ripley, Tenn; Melissa Bagwell, Pontotoc, Miss; Tanya Bagwell, Ripley, Tenn;
One son, Edward Earl Bagwell, Jr; one sister, Hazel Reavis, Atlanta, Georgia; one brother, Wilburn Bagwell, Bruce, Miss;
Four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.¹ He was buried on 9 January 1995 at Mount Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery, Bruce, Calhoun County, Mississippi.¹

     Edward Earl Bagwell Jr. is the son of Edward Earl Bagwell.¹

     Valda Bagwell is the daughter of Edward Earl Bagwell.¹

     Rita Bagwell is the daughter of Edward Earl Bagwell.¹

     Melissa Bagwell is the daughter of Edward Earl Bagwell.¹

     Tanya Bagwell is the daughter of Edward Earl Bagwell.¹

     Boyce Milner "Bud" Addington was born on 16 February 1921. He married Wilma Doyle Bagwell, daughter of Willis Early Bagwell and Ester Hazel Robertson, after 1940. Served as a MOMM3 in US Navy during World War II. Boyce Milner "Bud" Addington died on 29 May 1993 at age 72 BOYCE M. ADDINGTON, 72, of Arlington, retired boiler operator, died Saturday at Methodist Hospital North. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Munford Funeral Home Millington Chapel with burial in Pleasant Ridge Cemetery near there. Mr. Addington, the husband of Geneva Addington, also leaves a daughter, Joan Addington of Seattle; four brothers, Leland Addington of Grenada, Miss., Norwood Addington of Rolling Fork, Miss., Elton Addington of Oxford, Miss., and J. C. Addington of Cordova, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family requests any memorials be sent to Pleasant Ridge Cemetery Fund. (Published in The Commercial Appeal 5-30-1993.)

     Hazel Esther Bagwell was born on 1 June 1926 in Belen, Quitman County, Mississippi.² She was the daughter of Willis Early Bagwell and Ester Hazel Robertson.¹ As of after 1940,her married name was Reavis. Hazel Esther Bagwell married George Joseph Reavis after 1940. Hazel Esther Bagwell lived in Atlanta, Georgia. She died on 2 March 2022 in Riverdale, Clayton County, Georgia, at age 95


Hazel Esther Reavis Lawrence
June 1, 1926 - March 2, 2022

Hazel Esther Reavis Lawrence passed peacefully at her home in Riverdale, GA on March 2, 2022. She was born June 1, 1926 in Belen, Mississippi to Willis Earley Bagwell and Esther Hazel Robertson Bagwell.

She is preceded in death by husband of 60 years, George Joseph "Joe" Reavis, sons Joseph Anthony "Tony" Reavis and George Earl Reavis. She is survived by husband Robert James (Bob) Lawrence, son Bruce (Mary) Reavis of Duluth, GA , daughter-in-law Jeanine Reavis of Jackson, GA, granddaughters Sandra (Mickey) Stephens, Sherrilon (Don) Brooks, Scarlett (Kyle) Mack, Savannah Reavis, 6 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was blessed to welcome a bonus family at the age of 86 and is also survived by step-children, John (Scarlet) Lawrence, Judy (Jeff) Bohler, Jason Lawrence, 7 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.
She was a member of Liberty Baptist Church, Fayetteville, GA and the Eastern Stars. She was a woman of many talents including truck-driving, sewing and drawing.
A graveside service will be held at 12:00 PM on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at College Park Cemetery, College Park.
Mowell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Fayetteville, www.mowells.com.



She was buried at College Park Cemetery, College Park, Fulton County, Georgia.

     George Joseph Reavis was born on 16 April 1920 in Georgia.¹ He married Hazel Esther Bagwell, daughter of Willis Early Bagwell and Ester Hazel Robertson, after 1940. George Joseph Reavis died on 26 February 2004 in College Park, Fulton County, Georgia, at age 83 George J. Reavis of College Park, passed Thursday, February 26, 2004. Mr. Reavis was born in 1920 to the late James Belton and Fannie Mae Reavis. He served in the United States Army during WWII, and upon return became a truck driver, traveling the United States and Canada, at times with his wife.
Mr. Reavis is survived by his wife of 60 years, Hazel Reavis; Sons Tony(Jeanine)Reavis, of Riverdale, Ga., George Reavis of College Park, Ga., Bruce(Mary)Reavis,of Duluth, Ga; brother, Leon Reavis; Brother-in-law, Wilburn (Libby) Bagwell of Bruce, Mississippi; Four granddaughters, Sandra (Mickey) Stephens, Sherrilon (Don) Brooks, Scarlett Reavis, Savannah Reavis; Three great-grandchildren, Heidi Stephens, Mickey Stephens, and Donnie Brooks.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 28, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at Tara Garden Chapel with interment at College Park Cemetery.¹ He was buried at College Park Cemetery, College Park, Fulton County, Georgia.¹

     Dona Ophelia Tudor was born on 16 November 1885 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. As of before 1916,her married name was Bagwell. She married James William Bagwell, son of Josiah Edgar Bagwell and Mary Eliza Thrailkill, before 1916. Dona Ophelia Tudor died on 28 January 1972 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, at age 86. She was buried at Oak Forest Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

     Mattie Lee Inez Bagwell was born on 28 September 1916 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of James William Bagwell and Dona Ophelia Tudor. As of after 1936,her married name was Easter. Mattie Lee Inez Bagwell married Claudie Clayton Easter Sr. after 1936. Mattie Lee Inez Bagwell died on 26 April 2002 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi, at age 85. She was buried at Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Arberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.

     Lila Pauline Bagwell was born on 17 September 1918 in Monroe County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of James William Bagwell and Dona Ophelia Tudor. As of after 1936,her married name was Duke. Lila Pauline Bagwell married (?) Duke after 1936. Lila Pauline Bagwell died on 30 March 2001 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi, at age 82.

     William Eneth Bagwell was born on 26 October 1921 in Mississippi. He was the son of James William Bagwell and Dona Ophelia Tudor. Enlisted in the US Army. William Eneth Bagwell died on 2 March 1989 in Mississippi at age 67.

     Etta Mae Bagwell was born on 6 April 1887 in Choctaw County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Martin Frederick Bagwell and Ida Florence Adams. Etta Mae Bagwell died on 7 April 1968 in Choctaw County, Mississippi, at age 81.

     Marshall Ladell Bagwell was born on 23 January 1890 in Choctaw County, Mississippi. He was the son of Martin Frederick Bagwell and Ida Florence Adams. Marshall Ladell Bagwell died on 18 March 1890 in Choctaw County, Mississippi.

     Mary Frances Bagwell was born on 30 January 1891 in Choctaw County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Martin Frederick Bagwell and Ida Florence Adams. Mary Frances Bagwell died on 23 February 1892 in Choctaw County, Mississippi, at age 1.

     Linnie Bagwell was born on 27 October 1892 in Choctaw County, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Martin Frederick Bagwell and Ida Florence Adams. Linnie Bagwell died on 16 May 1971 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at age 78.