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     Kenneth Wayne Bagwell was born on 1 February 1940 in Angelina County, Texas.^1,2 He was the son of Norman Alvin Bagwell and Lennie Vee Bennett.¹ Kenneth Wayne Bagwell married Mary Jane Green on 11 January 1958 at Fort Bend, Texas. Kenneth Wayne Bagwell and Mary Jane Green were divorced on 23 March 1981 at Harris County, Texas. Kenneth Wayne Bagwell died on 21 March 2021 in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, at age 81.² He was buried on 29 March 2021 at Bennett Cemetery, Apple Springs, Trinity County, Texas.²

     Barry Donald Bagwell was born on 14 September 1947.^1,2 He was the son of Norman Alvin Bagwell and Lennie Vee Bennett.¹ Barry Donald Bagwell married Sharon Cecilia Hightower on 2 May 1969. Barry Donald Bagwell and Sharon Cecilia Hightower were divorced on 23 October 1975 at Harris County, Texas. Barry Donald Bagwell married Elizabeth Diana Brietzke on 24 November 1975 at Montgomery County, Texas. Barry Donald Bagwell married Melba L. Atwood on 23 October 1982 at Harris County, Texas. Barry Donald Bagwell and Melba L. Atwood were divorced on 23 August 1991 at Harris County, Texas. Barry Donald Bagwell died on 10 October 2011 at age 64.^1,2 He was buried at Bennett Cemetery, Trinity County, Texas.^1,2

     Hattie Theresa Pieczyneski was born in 1910 in Texas.¹ She married Garland Cleo Bagwell, son of Mark Miller Bagwell and Elvia Jane Decker, before 1931.¹ Hattie Theresa Pieczyneski died on 13 December 1936. She died of complications from child birth. Texas death index (1903-2000) lists her death as December 9, 1936.¹ She was buried at Skains Cemetery, Trinity, Trinitiy County, Texas.¹

     James C. Bagwell was born on 3 December 1936 in Trinity County, Texas.¹ He was the son of Garland Cleo Bagwell and Hattie Theresa Pieczyneski.¹ James C. Bagwell died on 19 December 1944 at age 8.¹ He was buried at Skains Cemetery, Trinity, Trinity County, Texas.¹

     Eugene Wesley Bagwell was born on 26 December 1941 in Trinity, Texas.¹ He was the son of Garland Cleo Bagwell and Albina Ann Albrych.¹ Eugene Wesley Bagwell married Wand Lou McQueen before 1964. Eugene Wesley Bagwell died on 7 July 2016 in Houston, Texas, at age 74.

     Herbert Lee Andrews was born on 27 October 1902 in Walker, Texas. He married Bertie Verlene Bagwell, daughter of Mark Miller Bagwell and Elvia Jane Decker, before 1943. Herbert Lee Andrews died on 3 October 1975 in Trinity, Trinity County, Texas, at age 72.

     Tilmous Douglas Bagwell was born on 28 March 1928 in Trinity, Trinity County, Texas. He was the son of Mark Miller Bagwell and Elvia Jane Decker. Tilmous Douglas Bagwell died on 24 May 1933 in Texas at age 5.

     Glinnie Herbert Bagwell was born on 2 July 1902 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was the son of Mark Miller Bagwell and Elvia Jane Decker. Glinnie Herbert Bagwell died on 7 November 1902 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

     Blueford Alandas Bagwell died on 28 April 1904. He was born on 28 April 1904 in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas. He was the son of Mark Miller Bagwell and Elvia Jane Decker.

     Infant Bagwell died on 21 February 1906 in Lovelady, Houston County, Texas. He was born on 21 February 1906 in Lovelady, Houston County, Texas. He was the son of Mark Miller Bagwell and Elvia Jane Decker.

     James Mark Lykins was born in 1913. He married Ada Bagwell, daughter of Eddie D. Bagwell and Alice Edna Stephenson, after 1930. He served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II. James Mark Lykins died in 1988. He was buried at Zion Hill Cemetery, Friday, Trinity County, Texas.

     Lucian Hightower McManners was born on 5 June 1877 in Trinity County, Texas. He married Edna Vila Bagwell, daughter of Pinkston Valentine Bagwell and Elizabeth Irene Barnes, after 1905. Lucian Hightower McManners died on 14 February 1960 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at age 82. He was buried at New Zion Cemetery, Trinity, Trinity County, Texas.

     Ardyth Wertenberger was born on 2 July 1921 in Armstrong County, Texas.¹ As of 27 October 1947,her married name was Bagwell. She married Herbert Raymond Bagwell, son of Julius Oscar Bagwell and Lillian Elizabeth Cobb, on 27 October 1947. Ardyth Wertenberger died on 4 November 2010 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, at age 89 [:CR:]Ardyth Bagwell 89, formerly of Claude died Thursday November 4, 2010 in Amarillo.

Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM Monday at the Claude Cemetery, Claude, Texas with Jed Humphrey, Minister of Worship at South Georgia Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St.

Ardyth (Wertenberger) Bagwell was born the 4th of 6 children to Effie Frances and Jesse Ray Wertenberger on July 2, 1921 in Armstrong County. Mrs. Bagwell enlisted in the Womenâ?TMs Army Auxiliary Corp. in 1943, which later became the Womenâ?TMs Army Corp. She was honorably discharged as a sergeant in 1945.

She married H. Raymond Bagwell on October 27, 1947 in Plainview. They lived on a farm south of Claude for 30 years before moving to Claude proper. Mrs. Bagwell enjoyed reading, watching western movies, genealogy, quilting and collecting lamps and clocks.

She was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Mary Catherine in 1959 and her husband, Ray in 1999.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Sherry Wright and her husband Tim of Spring and Linda Bagwell of Amarillo; a son, Don Bagwell of Llano; a sister, Lois Tucker of Amarillo; 4 grandchildren, Christie Lord, Melissa White, Russell Bagwell and Meredith Sirkel; 8 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt â?oeThank Youâ?? to the doctors and staff of Georgia Manor Nursing and Rehab and Hospice of the Southwest for the exemplary care given to our mother.¹
She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Jean Nell Best was born on 20 April 1921 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹ As of 1940,her married name was Bagwell.² She married Eugene Bagwell, son of Julius Oscar Bagwell and Lillian Elizabeth Cobb, in 1940 at New Mexico.² Jean Nell Best died on 1 August 1987 in Chino, San Bernardino County, California, at age 66.¹ She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, California.¹

     Elmer Truman Bagwell was born on 28 September 1919 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹ He was the son of Elmer Tyson Bagwell and Ida Victoria Hemphill. Elmer Truman Bagwell married Dorothy Anne Kennedy in 1946.¹ Elmer Truman Bagwell died on 23 March 1992 at age 72
Amarillo Daily News - March 25, 1992

CLAUDE - Elmer Truman "Pat" Bagwell, 72, died Monday, March 23, 1992.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Brown, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Claude Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Mr. Bagwell was born in 1919 in Claude and had lived in Claude all of his life. He married Dorothy Anne Kennedy in 1946 at Clarendon. She died in 1986. He had been a farmer and rancher most of his life and was a member of the Claude Masonic Lodge. He was also a 32nd-degree Mason, a member of the Armstrong County Farm Bureau, and a member of First Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Susan Bagwell-Kinsey of Denver; a son, Larry Bagwell of Boulder, Colo; a sister, Evelyn Blanton of Claude; and a brother, Ralph Bagwell of Claude.

The family request memorials be to Claude Volunteer Fire Department, Claude Ambulances, or Claude Cemetery.¹
He was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Dorothy Anne Kennedy was born on 16 July 1926 in Clarendon, Donely County, Texas.¹ As of 1946,her married name was Bagwell.² She married Elmer Truman Bagwell, son of Elmer Tyson Bagwell and Ida Victoria Hemphill, in 1946.² Dorothy Anne Kennedy died on 18 September 1986 in Potter County, Texas, at age 60.¹ She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Larry Bagwell is the son of Elmer Truman Bagwell and Dorothy Anne Kennedy.

     Susan Bagwell is the daughter of Elmer Truman Bagwell and Dorothy Anne Kennedy. Susan Bagwell married (?) Kinsey before 1992.

     (?) Kinsey married Susan Bagwell, daughter of Elmer Truman Bagwell and Dorothy Anne Kennedy, before 1992.

     Evelyn L. Bagwell was born on 11 October 1914 in Armstrong County, Texas.¹ She was the daughter of Elmer Tyson Bagwell and Ida Victoria Hemphill. Evelyn L. Bagwell married Russell Blanton on 1 December 1935 at Claude, Texas. Evelyn L. Bagwell died on 8 March 2003 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, at age 88 CLAUDE – Evelyn L. Blanton, 88, died Saturday, March 8, 2003 in Amarillo.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with Dr. Charles Davenport of Tulia and the Rev. Janet Edwards, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Claude Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors Inc. of Clarendon.

Mrs. Blanton was born Oct. 11, 1914, in Armstrong County where she lived her entire live. She married Russell Blanton on Dec. 1, 1935, in Claude. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Claude.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1977 and by two sisters and three brothers.

Survivors include a son, two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a sister-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews.

The body will be available for viewing Monday in Claude.

The family suggests memorials be to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation or a favorite charity.

Amarillo Globe News, March 10, 2003.

http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/potter/obits on 8 February 2011.¹ She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Russell Blanton was born on 11 May 1914 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas. He married Evelyn L. Bagwell, daughter of Elmer Tyson Bagwell and Ida Victoria Hemphill, on 1 December 1935 at Claude, Texas. Russell Blanton died on 10 January 1977 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, at age 62. He was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.

     Reverend Robert Haldene Bagwell was also known as Haldene Bagwell. He was born on 29 October 1919 in Georgia.¹ He was the son of Robert Benjamin Bagwell and Edith Graffie Bagwell. Reverend Robert Haldene Bagwell married Alta Catherine Holbrook before 1943. Reverend Robert Haldene Bagwell died on 24 February 2002 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, at age 82.¹ He was buried on 26 February 2002 at Brookwood Cemetery, Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia.¹

     Lanier Charles Bagwell was also known as Charles Lanier Bagwell. He was born on 4 June 1943 in Georgia. He was the son of Reverend Robert Haldene Bagwell and Alta Catherine Holbrook. Lanier Charles Bagwell married Elizabeth Diane Nalley on 4 September 1966. Lanier Charles Bagwell lived in 1995 in Cumming, Georgia. He died on 9 May 2023 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, at age 79. He was buried at Maxwell Cemetery, Alpharetta, Fulton County, Georgia.

     Benjamin Lanier Bagwell was born on 4 June 1967 in Forsyth County, Georgia. He was the son of Lanier Charles Bagwell and Elizabeth Diane Nalley. Benjamin Lanier Bagwell died on 26 December 2022 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, at age 55


After high school, he earned his B.B.A degree in Economics at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, where his father was an alumnus. He was president of the Alpha Nu Chapter of Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity. He graduated from Law School at the University of Georgia. He became a lawyer, and worked in real estate, criminal, family, and business law for 30 years. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Rev. Haldene and Catherine Bagwell, and Edgar Lee and Essie Nalley; aunt, Diane Bagwell Batchelor; and uncle Douglas M Nalley. Surviving are his parents Lanier and Diane Bagwell; wife, Noy C Bagwell; son, Andrew and his wife, Karina Bagwell; daughter, Mathis Bagwell; brother, Brian and his wife, Charo Bagwell; nephews, Brendan and Robert "Bob" Bagwell; and aunts and uncles, Marvin and Brenda Shoemake, Wade and Pam Tallant, L K and Janie Ditmore, Ed Batchelor.


He was buried at Maxwell Cemetery, Alpharetta, FUlton County, Georgia.

     George Winton Bagwell was also known as Winton Bagwell. He was born on 12 June 1922 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia.¹ He was the son of Robert Benjamin Bagwell and Edith Graffie Bagwell. George Winton Bagwell married Elizabeth "Beth" Brooks after 1940. George Winton Bagwell died on 12 October 2012 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, at age 90

George Winton Bagwell, age 90 of Cumming, passed away Friday, October 12, 2012. He was born June 12, 1922 to Bob and Graff Bagwell. Mr. Bagwell was a long time member at Brookwood Baptist Church. After 37 ½ years he retired from Bostich-Autosoler, served on the Advisory Board for DeKalb Tech and Northeast Georgia Tech and had headed up the Junior Achievement Program. He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in WWII and was an avid fisherman. Mr. Bagwell was preceded in death by his parents, Bob and Graff Bagwell; brothers, Haldene Bagwell and Myron Bagwell.

Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Beth Bagwell of Cumming; children, Howard and Carole Clayton of Cumming, Ronnie and Merry Bagwell of Winder, Larry and Jan Garner of Loganville; 6 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Monday, October 15th at 11:00 am at Brookwood Baptist Church with Rev. Donnie Nix and Rev. Scott Huskins officiating. Interment will follow in Brookwood Baptist Church Cemetery.¹

He was buried at Brookwood Cemetery, Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia.¹

     Myron Ray Bagwell was born on 23 September 1925 in Georgia.¹ He was the son of Robert Benjamin Bagwell and Edith Graffie Bagwell. Myron Ray Bagwell married Thelma C. Mundy, daughter of James Monroe Mundy and Vada Viola Hamby, circa 1945. Enlisted in the US Army at. He was co-founder and owner of Bagwell & Mathis Tire, Cumming, Georgia. Founded 1947 with cousin William Mathis. Myron Ray Bagwell died on 21 June 1985 in Fulton County, Georgia, at age 59.¹ He was buried on 23 June 1985 at Sawnee View Memorial Gardens, Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia.¹

     Olga E. Smith was born in January 1894 in Decatur, Georgia. She married Mitchell Carl Bagwell, son of John Mansell Bagwell and Sarah Edna Moore, on 26 October 1915 at Decatur, Georgia.

     Edna Bagwell is the daughter of Mitchell Carl Bagwell and Olga E. Smith.

     Ruby Ellen James was born on 22 February 1895 in Groom, Carson County, Texas.¹ She married Henry Bascomb Bagwell, son of Newton Surveyor Bagwell and Susan Isabelle Dever, before 1912. Ruby Ellen James died on 20 August 1942 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas, at age 47.¹ She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹

     Velesta Idell Bagwell was born on 27 July 1925 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Bascomb Bagwell and Ruby Ellen James. As of 1948,her married name was Allstrom. Velesta Idell Bagwell married John O. Allstrom in 1948. Velesta Idell Bagwell and John O. Allstrom were divorced on 15 July 1968.¹ Velesta Idell Bagwell died on 13 July 2002 at age 76
Velesta I. Allstrom, 76, of Amarillo died Saturday, Friday, July 13, 2002. Mrs. Allstrom was born July 27, 1925, in Claude, to Bascomb and Ruby Bagwell. She graduated from Groom High School in 1942. She married [John] Oliver Allstrom on March 17, 1948, in Pampa. She lived in Houston for 40 years before moving back to Amarillo in 1989 to be near her family. She loved sports, especially football and basketball, and was an avid Houston Cougar fan. She enjoyed sewing crafts and working puzzles. Most importantly, she loved the Lord; her faith was unshakable. She was an active member of Bell Avenue Church of Christ, where she was the church secretary for four years until her illness. Her family and friends will miss her friendly smile and the joyous sound of her laughter.

She was preceded in death by her husband** in 1971; and her parents. Survivors include a brother, Hulon "Slim" Bagwell and wife, Odessa, of Amarillo; two sisters, M.E. Brunson and husband, Warner, of Claude and Melva Miller of Seattle; two nieces, Linda Pankey of Waco and Ellen Rowell of Oklahoma City; a nephew, Henry Bagwell of Amarillo; and a
host of family and friends.

Private graveside services will be Saturday in Claude Cemetery Claude TX with Landon Rowell, her great-nephew, officiating. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. in Bell Avenue Church of Christ with John McMath, minister, officiating. Arrangements by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. The family suggests memorials to Search TV Ministry, P.O. Box 371, Edmond, OK 73083; or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. The family will be at 4112 S. Van Buren St.
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**Velesta and Oliver di[vorced in Harris Co TX on 15 July 1968, so he was actually her ex-husband when he died. (This wasn't in the obit, so I'll leave it to you whether to include it.¹)
She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.¹