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     Linda Bagwell was born circa 1944. She was the daughter of John William Bagwell and Myrtle Cloda Edwards. As of after 1965,her married name was Westmoreland. Linda Bagwell married (?) Westmoreland after 1965. Linda Bagwell died before 2005.

     (?) White married Betty Annette Bagwell, daughter of John William Bagwell and Myrtle Cloda Edwards, after 1960.

     Madelyn Bright Gladney was born on 18 November 1925. As of 17 September 1947,her married name was Bagwell. She married Jeff Wilson Bagwell, son of George Earle Bagwell and Velma A. Watts, on 17 September 1947 at First Methodist Church, Jasper, Alabama. Madelyn Bright Gladney died on 30 November 1976 at age 51. She was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

     Roy Boy Bagwell was also known as Roy Bagwell.¹ He was born on 25 October 1945. He was the son of Harvey Wayland Bagwell and Estella P. Martin. Roy Boy Bagwell lived in 2010 in Caballo, New Mexico.¹ He died on 15 July 2018 at age 72 He was a CMSGT in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War.

AWARDS BY DATE OF ACTION:1 of 2

Distinguished Flying Cross
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Vietnam War
Service: Air Force
GENERAL ORDERS:
Citation Courtesy of the Distinguished Flying Cross Society - www.dfcsociety.org

CITATION:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross with Combat "V" to Staff Sergeant Roy B. Bagwell, United States Air Force, for heroism while participating in aerial flight as an HH-53 aerial Photographer in Southeast Asia on 12 December 1970. On that date, Sergeant Bagwell flew an extremely hazardous mission on which an American pilot downed deep within hostile territory was successfully recovered. Although constantly exposed to intense and accurate ground fire, Sergeant Bagwell silhouetted himself in the open doorway of the helicopter in order to take motion pictures of the entire recovery mission. The outstanding heroism and selfless devotion to duty displayed by Sergeant Bagwell reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Air Force. He was buried at Arizonia Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Marana, Pima County, Arizona.

     Gaylord Richardson was born in 1940. He married Wanda Nell Bagwell, daughter of Harvey Wayland Bagwell and Estella P. Martin, after 1955. Gaylord Richardson and Wanda Nell Bagwell were divorced on 15 May 1981 at Denver, Colorado. Gaylord Richardson married an unknown person on 18 September 1983 at Clark County, Colorado. He died on 6 July 2014. He was buried at Chapell Hill Memorial Gardens, Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado.

     (?) Taylor married Eva Jo Bagwell, daughter of Harvey Wayland Bagwell and Estella P. Martin, after 1950.

     Doris Elizabeth Taylor was born on 30 April 1933.¹ As of before 1945,her married name was Bagwell. She married Coley Rye Bagwell, son of John Milton Bagwell and Willye Era Fulcher, before 1945. Doris Elizabeth Taylor died on 9 March 1978 at age 44

Doris Taylor Bagwell, 44, of Louisville, Mississippi, died at the Winston County Medical Center in Louisville after a lengthy illness. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Louisville.

She is survived by her husband, Coley Bagwell of Louisville, her father, Cecil N. Taylor, Sr., and her mother, Pearl L. Taylor of Duck Hill, two daughters, Patty Elizabeth Bagwell and Nancy Ann Bagwell, both of Louisville; two sons, Corey Todd Bagwell and David Rye Bagwell, both of Louisville and one brother, Cecil N. Taylor, Jr., of Winona.

Services were held in Louisville Saturday, March 11 at 11:00 A.M. with the Rev. Bob Mounts officiating. Burial was in the Memorial Gardens in Louisville with Nowell Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

The Winona Times
Winona, MS
March 16, 1978.¹
She was buried at Memorial Park, Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi.¹

     Darnald Miller was born on 13 September 1927. He married Jo Anne Bagwell, daughter of John Milton Bagwell and Willye Era Fulcher, on 6 January 1943. Darnald Miller died on 23 May 2013 at age 85. He was buried at Murphy Creek Cemetery, Louisville, Winston County, Mississippi.

     Patty Elizabeth Bagwell is the daughter of Coley Rye Bagwell and Doris Elizabeth Taylor.

     Nancy Ann Bagwell is the daughter of Coley Rye Bagwell and Doris Elizabeth Taylor.

     Corey Todd Bagwell is the son of Coley Rye Bagwell and Doris Elizabeth Taylor.

     David Rye Bagwell is the son of Coley Rye Bagwell and Doris Elizabeth Taylor.

     Richard Lacey married Margaret Ross "Maggie" Bagwell, daughter of David Ashley Bagwell and Julie Ross Lott.

     Richard Lacey IV is the son of Richard Lacey and Margaret Ross "Maggie" Bagwell.

     Odessa Maye Tillman was born on 30 August 1926 in Pampa, Gray County, Texas. As of 2 October 1946,her married name was Bagwell.¹ She married Hulon Bascomb Bagwell, son of Henry Bascomb Bagwell and Ruby Ellen James, on 2 October 1946 at Liberal, Kansas.¹ Odessa Maye Tillman died on 6 March 2023 in Howardwick, Donley County, Texas, at age 96


Odessa Bagwell, 96, of Howardwick, Texas on March 6, 2023.

Services will be at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Clarendon Church of Christ in Clarendon, Texas, with Landon William Rowell officiating. Burial will be at Claude Cemetery in Claude, Texas. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Amarillo.

Odessa was born on August 30, 1926, in Pampa Texas to Hattie Lee Stroope-Tillman and Horace Greeley Tillman. Her father passed away when she was 8 years old. Her family then moved to Groom, Texas and Panhandle, Texas, where she lived for 10 years. She graduated from Groom High School in 1945. Odessa attended church at Panhandle Church of Christ for 10 years and was baptized there at the age of 12. The Stamps family would take them to church, and she will always be thankful to them for that.

Odessa married Hulon Bascomb (Slim) Bagwell on October 2, 1946, in Liberal, Kansas. They lived in Guymon, Oklahoma on the Hitch Ranch. Then they moved to Amarillo in 1949, where they lived in the same house for 50 years. Their family attended South Side/West Church of Christ for 39 years, and then San Jacinto Church of Christ for approximately 10 years. Odessa then became a member of Clarendon Church of Christ where she attended for 20 plus years.

Slim and Odessa were friends with Maurice and Margie for over 50 years. After the loss of both of their spouses, Odessa married Maurice Earl Ray on September 16, 2004. After the two married, Odessa moved to Clarendon full-time.

She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Hulon Bascomb (Slim) Bagwell, on September 1, 2003; second husband, Maurice Earl Ray, on December 1, 2007; and daughter, Ellen L. Rowell, on March 3, 2022.

She is survived by her children, Linda Ka Pankey and husband Jerry, Henry Bagwell and wife Amy; son-in-law, George Rowell; grandchildren, Shay Myers and husband Brian, of Howardwick, Texas, Pamala Connot and husband Tanner, of China Spring, Texas, Landon Rowell and wife Kristin, of Ramona, Oklahoma, Daylon Rowell and wife Monica, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; great-grandchildren, Chyenne Myers, Alexis Walker, Shane Duck, Ashlyn Rowell, Braden Rowell, Austin Rowell, Walker Rowell, and Kennedy Rowell; two nieces, Sherry Etheridge and Vicki Young; honorary children, Rachel White and Linda Miller; and honorary great-grandchildren, Hannah West, Tabitha Hoadley, and Evelyn West.


She was buried at Claude Cemetery, Claude, Armstrong County, Texas.

     Henry Lee Bagwell is the son of Hulon Bascomb Bagwell and Odessa Maye Tillman. Henry Lee Bagwell married Amy (?) after 1976.

     Delora Ladelle Lawrence was born on 1 August 1919. As of 17 August 1945,her married name was Bagwell. She married Leon Franklin Bagwell, son of William John "Willie" Bagwell and Maud Wafer, on 17 August 1945 at Rockwall, Texas. As of 1 January 1969,her married name was Brazel. Delora Ladelle Lawrence married Carl Barnard Brazel on 1 January 1969 at Collin County, Texas. Delora Ladelle Lawrence died on 14 September 1998 at age 79. She was buried at Macon Cemetery, Macon, Franklin County, Texas.

     Robert Jackson “Bobby Jack” Bagwell was born on 24 August 1929 in Choudrant, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. He was the son of William Mallory Bagwell and Carrie Velma O'Neal.¹ Robert Jackson “Bobby Jack” Bagwell married Ruby McNair on 18 December 1953 at Frankling Parish, Louisiana. Robert Jackson “Bobby Jack” Bagwell died on 18 November 2011 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, at age 82
Funeral services for Robert J. (Bobby Jack) Bagwell will be held at 10 am Monday, November 21, 2011 at Temple Baptist Church, Winnsboro, LA under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home with Dr. Harry Boyd, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Providence Memorial Cemetery of Winnsboro.

Robert was born in Choudrant, LA to the union of Willie M. and Velma O'Neal Bagwell on August 24, 1929 and departed this earthly life in Alexandria, LA on November 18, 2011. A graduate of Louisiana Tech, he was teacher and coach at the Bossier City and Baskin High Schools for seven years. Serving in various capacities with Chemical and Oil and Gas companies seventeen years before becoming employed by the LA Department of Labor in Minden and Natchitoches. He retired in 1990 as Supervisor of the Natchitoches office.

Ordained a Deacon by the Rayne, LA Baptist Church in 1962, he served as an adult Sunday School teacher most of his adult life as well as filling the duties of church treasurer and Deacon.

Robert was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Alistine Simmons and Mary Grace Ormond. Survivors include Ruby McNair Bagwell, his wife of 58 years; sons William Bagwell and wife Wanda of Scottsdale, AZ and Rev. Richard Bagwell and wife Jana of Auburn, AL; grandchildren Brooke Stephens and husband Mark; Meredith, Kyle, Ross, Mallory and Mark Bagwell; great-grandchild Chloe Stephens; brothers William J. Bagwell and wife Joyce and Bruce B. Bagwell; brother-in-law Phil Simmons and sisters-in-law Mary Eva Bagwell and Nancy Ormond; plus numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be grandsons along with Mark Stephens and Howard Way. Honorary pallbearers will be the young men he coached while at Baskin High School.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Dr. James O. McNair Scholarship Fund at Louisiana College in Pineville, LA. Visitation will be from 5-8 pm, Sunday, November 20, 2011 at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com.
He was buried at Providence Memorial Park Cemetery, Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, Louisiana.

     Ruby McNair was born on 21 December 1929 in Baskin, Franklin Parish, Louisiana. As of 18 December 1953,her married name was Bagwell. She married Robert Jackson “Bobby Jack” Bagwell, son of William Mallory Bagwell and Carrie Velma O'Neal, on 18 December 1953 at Frankling Parish, Louisiana. Ruby McNair died on 22 October 2018 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, at age 88. She was buried at Providence Memorial Park Cemetery, Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, Louisiana.

     William Robert Bagwell is the son of Robert Jackson “Bobby Jack” Bagwell and Ruby McNair. William Robert Bagwell married Wanda Retha Sibley on 15 August 1975 at Louisiana.

     Reverend Richard W. Bagwell is the son of Robert Jackson “Bobby Jack” Bagwell and Ruby McNair.

     Alistine Bagwell was born on 17 November 1924. She was the daughter of William Mallory Bagwell and Carrie Velma O'Neal.¹ As of after 1941,her married name was Simmons. Alistine Bagwell married (?) Simmons after 1941. Alistine Bagwell died on 21 March 1985 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, at age 60. She was buried at Sibley Cemetery, Sibley, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.

     Mary Grace Bagwell was born on 26 October 1931. She was the daughter of William Mallory Bagwell and Carrie Velma O'Neal.¹ As of after 1948,her married name was Ormond. Mary Grace Bagwell married (?) Ormond after 1948. Mary Grace Bagwell died on 16 June 1995 at age 63. She was buried at Sibley Cemetery, Sibley, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.

     (?) Ormond married Mary Grace Bagwell, daughter of William Mallory Bagwell and Carrie Velma O'Neal, after 1948.

     (?) Simmons married Alistine Bagwell, daughter of William Mallory Bagwell and Carrie Velma O'Neal, after 1941.

     Janet Sue Clark married Richard Eugene Bagwell, son of Adrian Leroy Bagwell and Evie Thompson, on 29 September 1962 at Summitt County, Ohio.

     Richard Edward Bagwell is the son of Richard Eugene Bagwell and Janet Sue Clark. Richard Edward Bagwell married Audra L Suffecool on 27 May 1995 at Stark County, Ohio.

     Timothy Mark Bagwell is the son of Richard Eugene Bagwell and Janet Sue Clark. Timothy Mark Bagwell married Paula (?) before 1996. Timothy Mark Bagwell and Paula (?) were divorced on 14 August 1996 at Harrison County, Ohio.

     Russell Eugene Bagwell is the son of Captain Donald Floyd Bagwell and Mary Josephine Montgomery. Russell Eugene Bagwell married Sharon Aloe Crocker on 27 July 1995 at Tom Green County, Texas. Russell Eugene Bagwell married Sharon Aloe Crocker on 16 April 2004. Russell Eugene Bagwell and Sharon Aloe Crocker were divorced on 14 October 2005. Russell Eugene Bagwell married Jodie Williamson on 26 March 2007 at Tom Green County, Texas.

     Hershel William Bagwell was born on 13 July 1932 in Wilburton, Latimer County, Oklahoma. He was the son of Hershel William Bagwell and Freba Areba Hammers. Hershel William Bagwell married Pauline Beckett before 1960. Hershel William Bagwell died on 27 October 2004 in Fresno, Fresno County, California, at age 72. He was buried at San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery, Santa Nella, Merced County, California.