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     George Emmaunel Owen was born circa 1879 in Arkansas. He was the son of Dr. Owen J. Owen and Mary Angeline Bagwell.

     Wilkie Milton Owen was born in December 1881 in Arkansas. He was the son of Dr. Owen J. Owen and Mary Angeline Bagwell. "In 1900 or 1901, Wilkie Milton Owen's brother, Owen J Owen Jr. signed him up as Post Master in Hanna, Arkansas. Owen was Post Master at Conway, Arkansas at the time. He also switched his first name and middle name. It had been Milton Wilkie Owen. Dad decided to leave it that way because of being with the Postal department. Wilkie Milton Owen was not yet 21, so his appointment was short lived. They did allow him to carry mail, which he did for 30 years. First out of Greenbrier, Arkansas then Sampsel, Missouri. He later moved his family back to Conway and retired while living there." - Story from Lois Jean (Owen) Ream.¹

Wilkie Milton Owen married Bernice Wilson before 1910. Wilkie Milton Owen died on 21 June 1951 in Livingston County, Missouri, at age 69. He was buried at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri.

     William Blackstone Owen was born on 26 June 1882 in Arkansas. He was the son of Dr. Owen J. Owen and Mary Angeline Bagwell. William Blackstone Owen died on 11 May 1970 at age 87. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas.

     Clara L. Owen was born in January 1886 in Arkansas. She was the daughter of Dr. Owen J. Owen and Mary Angeline Bagwell.

     Francis Elizabeth Owen was born circa 1866 in Indiana. She was the daughter of Dr. Owen J. Owen and Mary Angeline Bagwell.

     Mary Delilah Owen was born circa 1868 in Indiana. She was the daughter of Dr. Owen J. Owen and Mary Angeline Bagwell.

     Adelicia Louvine Owen was born circa 1870 in Indiana. She was the daughter of Dr. Owen J. Owen and Mary Angeline Bagwell.

     Ellen Jane Owen was born circa 1875 in Indiana. She was the daughter of Dr. Owen J. Owen and Mary Angeline Bagwell.

     Emma F. Owen was born circa 1877 in Arkansas. She was the daughter of Dr. Owen J. Owen and Mary Angeline Bagwell.

     Hubert Wilson Owen was born on 11 October 1915. He was the son of Wilkie Milton Owen. Hubert Wilson Owen died on 6 March 1992 at age 76. He was buried at Terrace Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri.

     Bernice Wilson was born on 31 July 1890 in Livingston County, Missouri. As of before 1910,her married name was Owen. She married Wilkie Milton Owen, son of Dr. Owen J. Owen and Mary Angeline Bagwell, before 1910. Bernice Wilson died on 23 December 1958 in Livingston County, Missouri, at age 68.

     Lois Jean Owen is the daughter of Wilkie Milton Owen and Bernice Wilson. Lois Jean Owen married Dale Ream on 30 June 1951 at Benton County, Arkansas.

     Dale Ream married Lois Jean Owen, daughter of Wilkie Milton Owen and Bernice Wilson, on 30 June 1951 at Benton County, Arkansas.

     Ogaretta 'Rita' Owen was born on 14 December 1910. She was the daughter of Wilkie Milton Owen and Bernice Wilson. Ogaretta 'Rita' Owen died on 9 January 1996 at age 85. She was buried at Lock Springs Cemetery, Lock Springs, Daviess County, Missouri.

     Majorie Owen was born circa 1917 in Missouri. She was the daughter of Wilkie Milton Owen and Bernice Wilson. Majorie Owen died on 22 February 1931. She was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas.

     David Wilkie Owen is the son of Hubert Wilson Owen. David Wilkie Owen married Grace (?) after 1966.

     Claudia Ream is the daughter of Dale Ream and Lois Jean Owen. Claudia Ream married (?) Allen after 1970.

     (?) Allen married Claudia Ream, daughter of Dale Ream and Lois Jean Owen, after 1970.

     Grace (?) married David Wilkie Owen, son of Hubert Wilson Owen, after 1966.

     Peggy Henderson was born on 4 November 1929 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. As of before 1947,her married name was Bagwell. She married Jack Hise Bagwell, son of William Richard Bagwell and Susie C. Hice, before 1947. Peggy Henderson died on 30 July 2007 at age 77. She was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

     Arthur B. Turner married Hortense Bagwell, daughter of William Richard Bagwell and Susie C. Hice, after 1946.

     Marsha Gail Bagwell is the daughter of Jack Hise Bagwell and Peggy Henderson. Marsha Gail Bagwell married Dennis James Doebler on 24 June 1972 at Wilson County, Tennessee.

     Dennis James Doebler married Marsha Gail Bagwell, daughter of Jack Hise Bagwell and Peggy Henderson, on 24 June 1972 at Wilson County, Tennessee.

     Marie A. Cole married Myles Franklin Bagwell, son of Ernest Myl Bagwell and Francis E. Reeder, on 3 June 1957 at King County, Washington.

     James Chester Bagwell was born on 2 March 1915.¹ He was the son of James Anderson Bagwell and Martha Martin. James Chester Bagwell married Opal Katheryn Waller on 7 April 1941 at Memphis, Tennessee. He was a CSM in the US Navy during World War II and Korea. He had 22 years of active service, retiring in 1958, with the rank of Chief Petty Officer, 1st Class. James Chester Bagwell died on 11 March 1977 at age 62.¹ He was buried at Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi.¹

     Opal Katheryn Waller was born on 1 October 1914 in Panola County, Mississippi.¹ As of 7 April 1941,her married name was Bagwell. She married James Chester Bagwell, son of James Anderson Bagwell and Martha Martin, on 7 April 1941 at Memphis, Tennessee. Opal Katheryn Waller died on 8 June 2018 in Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, at age 103
HARTSELLE — Celebration of Life for Opal Katheryn (Waller) Bagwell of Hartselle, will be Tuesday, June 19, 2018, 2:00 p.m., at Shelton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dallas Culver officiating. Dinner for family and friends will follow at Austinville United Methodist Church. At a later date, her family will host a reunion, along with Celebration of Life, Love and Community, with interment next to her husband, and among her parents, siblings, and other relatives in Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, MS.

Mrs. Bagwell made the spiritual transition to her heavenly home on June 8, 2018, at NHC Healthcare, Moulton (Lawrence County), AL, age 103 and 8 months, from complications of a stroke and dementia. She was born October 1, 1914, at her family home in Panola County (near Oxford, MS) to Charles Iverson Waller and Lillian Raspberry (McEwen) Waller. She was one of nine children (seven sisters and one brother).

She is survived by her only child, her daughter, Janis Catheryn (Bagwell) Appling, son-in-law, Thomas Richard Appling, and grandson, David Neal Appling, all of Hartselle; granddaughter, Racheal Yvonne Appling, and great-grandson, Aeddan A. Appling, of Longmont, CO; one surviving sister, Hazel Merle (Waller) Zirkle of Grinnell, IA; 13 nephews and nieces; and a large extended family.

After graduation from high school near Oxford, MS, Mrs. Bagwell attended the University of MS (Ole Miss) studying for a degree in education. Her college days were interrupted by the sudden death of her father, requiring her to return home to help raise younger siblings, though she later obtained an elementary teaching certificate and taught school in Mississippi.

Mrs. Bagwell married James Chester Bagwell (deceased March 11, 1977) on April 7, 1941, in Memphis, TN. Her husband was a WWII Navy veteran with 22 years of active service, retiring in 1958, with the rank of Chief Petty Officer, 1st Class. While stationed in San Diego, CA, their only child, Janis, was born in 1949, in Chula Vista, CA. The family moved from California to Tuscaloosa, AL in order for Mrs. Bagwell's husband to complete his college degrees in Law, Business, and Secondary Education, residing there for 12 years.

Later, in 1969, they moved to North Alabama, where they resided in Russellville, Littleville, and Decatur, AL while Mrs. Bagwell's husband taught high school. Ultimately, they purchased their last home together in Lawrence County (Trinity, AL), where they farmed, raised small livestock, and retired there for 34 years.

Mrs. Bagwell was widowed in March, 1977, but remained at the Trinity, AL residence until 2003, age 89. Whereupon, she moved to the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Hartselle, AL. She lived with them for 12 years, ages 89 - 101.

Though active for many years, Mrs. Bagwell's declining health required long-term nursing care at NHC Moulton, and she resided there for 2.5 years until her passing.

Mrs. Bagwell worked in retail sales, was a dedicated wife and mother, a member of several social and spiritual groups, an avid gardener, a member of Austinville United Methodist Church, and generous with her time and talents to family, friends, church, and community.

The Lord God Almighty gifted her with a long, happy, and interesting life with accomplishments too numerous to list here. Suffice it to say, she was witness to many historical events at home and abroad: 18 U. S. Presidents (Wilson - Trump); WWI and WWII; horse-drawn carriage to self-driven cars; bi-planes to interstellar space travel; hand-cranked phones to iphones; the Great Depression; women's right to vote; civil rights movement; and numerous medical and technological advances.

Hers was a life well-lived, and through God's grace and mercy, her passing was truly a victory. Thank you, Mom, for your love and life.

Floral tributes in her memory will be welcome, or in lieu thereof, memorial donations may be made to Alzheimer Society, Autism Society of AL, Hospice of the Valley, or Humane Society of America.¹
She was buried at Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi.¹

     Janis Catheryn Bagwell is the daughter of James Chester Bagwell and Opal Katheryn Waller. Janis Catheryn Bagwell married Thomas Richard Appling after 1967.

     Thomas Richard Appling married Janis Catheryn Bagwell, daughter of James Chester Bagwell and Opal Katheryn Waller, after 1967.

     Marjetta Bagwell is the daughter of James Anderson Bagwell and Martha Martin.

     Beatrice A. Bagwell was born on 25 July 1905 in Mississippi. She was the daughter of James Anderson Bagwell and Martha Martin. Beatrice A. Bagwell died on 22 December 1990 at age 85.