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     Rebecca Charlene Bagwell was born after 1951. She was the daughter of Edward Carlton Bagwell and Bobbie Jean Evans. As of after 1968,her married name was Jefts. Rebecca Charlene Bagwell married (?) Jefts after 1968.

     Denise Darlene Bagwell was born after 1951. She was the daughter of Edward Carlton Bagwell and Bobbie Jean Evans. Denise Darlene Bagwell died in 1960. She was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia.

     Tina Renee Bagwell was born after 1951. She was the daughter of Edward Carlton Bagwell and Bobbie Jean Evans. Tina Renee Bagwell died on 30 June 1967. She was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Rome, Floyd County, Georgia.

     Garnett Marvin Bagwell was also known as Marvin Garnett Bagwell. He was born on 11 October 1922 in Cherokee County, South Carolina.^1,2 He was the son of Garnett Lee Bagwell and Hettie Higgins.¹ Garnett Marvin Bagwell married Sarah Williams before 1945. Garnett Marvin Bagwell died on 3 March 1996 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, at age 73.^1,2 He was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.²

     Sarah Williams was born on 22 December 1928 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina. As of before 1945,her married name was Bagwell. She married Garnett Marvin Bagwell, son of Garnett Lee Bagwell and Hettie Higgins, before 1945. Sarah Williams died on 15 December 2005 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, at age 76. She was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.

     Ethel Idell (Dell) Bagwell was born on 17 October 1957 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.¹ She was the daughter of Garnett Marvin Bagwell and Sarah Williams.² Ethel Idell (Dell) Bagwell died on 9 August 2021 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 63


Ethel Idell "Dell" Bagwell October 17, 1957 - August 09, 2021

Ethel Idell "Dell" Bagwell, 63, of 204 Freemont Drive, Gaffney, S.C. went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 9, 2021 at Spartanburg Medical Center.

Born in Gaffney, she was the daughter of the late Marvin G. Bagwell and Sarah Williams Bagwell.

She retired as Town Clerk from the City of Blacksburg and was a member of Boiling Springs Church of Christ.

Surviving are three brothers, Lynn Bagwell (Charlene), Jimmy Bagwell (Judy), both of Gaffney and Kenneth Bagwell of Asheboro, N.C; a nephew raised in the home, Michael Bagwell of California.

No services are scheduled.

The family will be at their respective homes.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Arrangements by Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, S.C.


She was cremated.

     Jimmy Bagwell is the son of Garnett Marvin Bagwell and Sarah Williams.¹ Jimmy Bagwell married Judy Joan Cash on 31 October 1965.²

     Lynn Bagwell is the son of Garnett Marvin Bagwell and Sarah Williams.¹ Lynn Bagwell married Charlene Kay Goforth on 25 December 1965.²

     Kenneth Bagwell is the son of Garnett Marvin Bagwell and Sarah Williams.¹ Kenneth Bagwell married Belinda Green after 1970. Kenneth Bagwell and Belinda Green were divorced after 1980.²

     William Silvers married Cloie Bagwell, daughter of Garnett Lee Bagwell and Hettie Higgins, after 1933.

     Garnett Marvin Bagwell Jr. died on 26 March 1949.¹ He was born on 26 March 1949.¹ He was the son of Garnett Marvin Bagwell and Sarah Williams. Garnett Marvin Bagwell Jr. was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.¹

     Blanche Sarrett was born on 9 April 1928. As of after 1946,her married name was Bagwell. She married Claude Garland Bagwell, son of Garnett Lee Bagwell and Hettie Higgins, after 1946. Blanche Sarrett died on 8 June 1992 at age 64. She was buried at Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.

     Claudine H. Westbrooks was born on 15 April 1911.¹ As of after 1927,her married name was Bagwell. She married Enoch Russell Bagwell, son of Benjamin R. Bagwell and Ruth Ann Poole, after 1927. Claudine H. Westbrooks died on 26 March 1971 at age 59.¹ She was buried on 27 March 1971 at Cherokee Memorial Park, Canton, Cherokee County, Georgia.¹

     Mercer Booth Eubanks was born on 24 November 1929 in Greenville County, South Carolina. He married Edna Mae Bagwell, daughter of Homer Lester Bagwell Sr. and Mentora May Worley, after 1945. Mercer Booth Eubanks died on 20 September 2004 in Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina, at age 74. He was buried at West View Cemetery, Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina.

     Hoyt G. Morton was born in 1903. He married Bessie Ella Bagwell, daughter of William Alfred Bagwell and Leanna Anna Lesley, after 1920. Hoyt G. Morton died in 1964. He was buried at Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina.

     Forest Elbert Bagwell was also known as Elbert Bagwell. He was born on 9 April 1913 in Easley, Pickens County, South Carolina. He was the son of William Robert Bagwell and Mattie Laura Lawson. Forest Elbert Bagwell married Eudell Elizabeth McCrea before 1934. Forest Elbert Bagwell and Eudell Elizabeth McCrea lived in 1943 in Richmond, Virginia. Forest Elbert Bagwell died on 30 June 1950 in Hillsborough County, Florida, at age 37. He was buried at Griffin Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina.

     Hubert Dee Bagwell was born on 14 February 1906 in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. He was the son of Dr. William Henry Bagwell and Nancy Dorothy Speir. Hubert Dee Bagwell married Margaret Jewell Sink after 1920. Hubert Dee Bagwell died on 17 November 1974 in Watts Hospital, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, at age 68. He was buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.

     Margaret Jewell Sink was born on 13 June 1903. As of after 1920,her married name was Bagwell. She married Hubert Dee Bagwell, son of Dr. William Henry Bagwell and Nancy Dorothy Speir, after 1920. Margaret Jewell Sink died on 4 October 1985 at age 82. She was buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.

     William Montgomery Bagwell was born on 3 October 1893 in Pitt County, North Carolina. He was the son of Dr. William Henry Bagwell and Nancy Dorothy Speir. William Montgomery Bagwell married Marie Antoinette Rice after 1910. William Montgomery Bagwell died on 1 February 1960 in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, at age 66 due to bilateral pneumonia. He was buried on 3 February 1960 at Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

     John Riles Bagwell Sr. was born on 18 June 1890. He was the son of Dr. William Henry Bagwell and Nancy Dorothy Speir. John Riles Bagwell Sr. married Mary C. Lashley on 22 June 1915 at Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina. John Riles Bagwell Sr. married Grace Viola Covington on 25 February 1922 at Durham County, North Carolina. John Riles Bagwell Sr. married Lettie McPherson on 20 May 1944 at Forsyth County, North Carolina. John Riles Bagwell Sr. died on 29 August 1964 in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, at age 74. He was buried on 31 August 1964 at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.

     Fannie Elizabeth Bagwell was born on 12 November 1888 in Pitt, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Dr. William Henry Bagwell and Nancy Dorothy Speir. Fannie Elizabeth Bagwell died on 23 July 1966 in Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina, at age 77.

     John Bagwell was born in June 1845 in North Carolina. He married Kate H. Brandon, daughter of Haywood Brandon and Betty Vernon, before 1901.

     Kate H. Brandon was born on 17 March 1878 in North Carolina. She was the daughter of Haywood Brandon and Betty Vernon. As of before 1901,her married name was Bagwell. Kate H. Brandon married John Bagwell before 1901. Kate H. Brandon died on 31 March 1950 in Duke Hospital, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, at age 72. She was buried at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.

     Haywood Brandon Bagwell was born on 13 May 1901 in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina.¹ He was the son of John Bagwell and Kate H. Brandon. He served as a Corporal in the US Marine Corps during World War I.¹ Haywood Brandon Bagwell married Robina Norwood Tillinghast on 18 August 1923 at Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Haywood Brandon Bagwell died on 10 October 1958 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 57
Haywood Brandon Bagwell, 57, of Spartanburg, SC, died Friday morning, October 10, 1958 at 5:15 a.m. in Spartanburg General Hospital after an illness of five weeks.

A well know fixtures and cabinet maker, he was a native of Durham, NC; son of John and Kate H Brandon Bagwell; wife of Robina Tillinghast Bagwell.

Member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, a World War Marine Corp. veteran and has been a resident of Spartanburg for the last 22 years.

Spartanburg Herald Journal
10–11–58 p. 12.¹
He was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Robina Norwood Tillinghast was born on 10 December 1898 in Belfast, County Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom.¹ As of 18 August 1923,her married name was Bagwell. She married Haywood Brandon Bagwell, son of John Bagwell and Kate H. Brandon, on 18 August 1923 at Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Robina Norwood Tillinghast died on 28 September 1994 in Summerville, Dorchester County, South Carolina, at age 95
Robina Tillinghast Bagwell, 95, of Summerville, SC, died Wednesday, September 28, 1994 in Presbyterian Home.

Native of Belfast, Ireland; daughter of Joseph Alexander (1872-1944) and Claudia Stinson Tillinghast (1870-1936).

A graduate of Converse College, she was a proofreader with the Spartanburg Journal, the former afternoon paper, for 28 years and also was an arts critic for the paper.

Member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Spartanburg.

Spartanburg Herald Journal
10–5–94 B2.¹
She was buried at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

     Katherine Brandon Bagwell is the daughter of Haywood Brandon Bagwell and Robina Norwood Tillinghast. Katherine Brandon Bagwell married Thomas Brem Hoover Jr. on 6 February 1954 at Richland County, South Carolina.

     Reverend Haywood Brandon Bagwell Jr. was born on 15 October 1928 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.¹ He was the son of Haywood Brandon Bagwell and Robina Norwood Tillinghast. Reverend Haywood Brandon Bagwell Jr. married Cecile A. Lewis on 8 June 1957 at Marin, California. Reverend Haywood Brandon Bagwell Jr. died on 12 August 2019 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, at age 90
HAYWOOD (WOODY) B. BAGWELL JR.
1928 - 2019

Haywood (Woody) B. Bagwell Jr. of Bakersfield, CA, passed away peacefully at home on August 12, 2019 at the age of 90.

Woody was born in Charlotte, NC in 1928. He graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1946 and continued on to earn a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University. He received his MDiv from San Francisco Theological Seminary and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in January 1960.

Woody married Cecile in 1957. Together they served as Presbyterian missionaries in Pakistan during the 1960s. Upon returning to the States, Woody received a M.Ed. from CSU Fresno and began a teaching career with Bakersfield City School District. He retired in 1990.

Cecile died in February of this year. Woody is survived by his children: Bruce of Bakersfield and his children Tayler, Shaefer, Bryce and Noah; Bobi (David) of Roanoke, VA and their sons Luke, Timothy and Ian; Steve (Rosalind) of Waxhaw, NC and their daughter Laura; his sisters Catherine of Colfax, NC and Robina of Clarkston, MI.

Woody will be warmly remembered for his frequent puns and great sense of humor, his love for and loyalty to his family, his friendly smile, and especially his deep and devoted love for the Lord Jesus. In the last period of his life he looked forward to dancing with his beloved Cecile again, this time in the presence of Jesus, and to experience all that heaven has to offer.

Woody and Cecile loved to open their home and provide hospitality and fellowship to missionaries on home assignment or who were passing through Bakersfield.

The family wishes to thank Woody and Cecile's extended family, friends, fellow church members and colleagues who have so lovingly supported them through the years.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 31st at 2:00 at Trinity Anglican Church, 11300 Campus Park Dr, Bakersfield, Fr. Karl Dietze officiating. The reception will be held at 3:30 in Westminster Hall at First Presbyterian Church, 1705 17th St.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Trinity Anglican Church, First Presbyterian Church, Global Teams or Hoffman Hospice.

Published in Bakersfield Californian on Aug. 25, 2019.¹
He was cremated.¹

     Robina Norwood Bagwell is the daughter of Haywood Brandon Bagwell and Robina Norwood Tillinghast.

     Cecile A. Lewis was born on 27 March 1935 in China.¹ As of 8 June 1957,her married name was Bagwell. She married Reverend Haywood Brandon Bagwell Jr., son of Haywood Brandon Bagwell and Robina Norwood Tillinghast, on 8 June 1957 at Marin, California. Cecile A. Lewis died on 7 February 2019 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, at age 83
Cecile (Lewis) Bagwell, 83, of Bakersfield CA, passed away peacefully at home on February 7, 2019.

Cecile was born in China on March 27, 1935 to Presbyterian missionary parents, Dr. Ralph Lewis and Roberta (Taylor) Lewis. She attended Whitworth University in Spokane, WA before transferring to Stanford University School of Nursing, graduating with her BSN in 1957.

Cecile married Haywood (Woody) Bagwell in 1957. Together they served as Presbyterian missionaries in Pakistan during the 1960s. Upon returning to the States, Cecile continued working as an RN until becoming a Marriage and Family Therapist. She worked at Kern Medical Center and then developed her private practice.

Cecile is survived by Woody, her husband of 61 years; her children: Bruce of Bakersfield and his children Tayler, Shaefer, Bryce and Noah; Bobi (David) of Roanoke, VA and sons Luke, Timothy and Ian; Steve (Rosalind) of Waxhaw, NC and daughter Laura; her siblings Harry (Norma) of Sacramento, CA, Charles (Nelda) of Mt. Hermon, CA, and Wendy (Darrell) of Bakersfield; as well as many nieces, nephews and loving friends.

Cecile will be fondly remembered for her bright and warm smile, her open and affectionate heart, her willingness to listen with compassion, cheerful silliness and her deep and profound love for the Lord Jesus. She looked forward in her last days to seeing Jesus face to face and to his embrace.

Cecile loved her time as a volunteer with Global Teams and participating in Altar Guild and the Order of St. Luke at Trinity Anglican Church. She and Woody loved to provide hospitality and fellowship to missionaries on home assignment or who were passing through Bakersfield.

The family thanks Cecile's friends, fellow church members and colleagues who have so lovingly supported her through the years.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 12th at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity Anglican Church, 11300 Campus Park Dr, Bakersfield, Fr. Karl Dietze.¹
She was cremated after 7 February 2019.¹

     Augustus Bagwell was born in January 1876 in Petersburg City, Virginia.¹ He was the son of William Henry Hawes Bagwell II and Ann Augusta Gresham. Augustus Bagwell died on 30 July 1876 in Petersburg City, Virginia.¹ He was buried at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Petersburg City, Virginia.¹