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     Rita Faye Bagwell was the daughter of Bobby Thompson and Faye Elizabeth Moody. Rita Faye Bagwell died on 15 September 2011.

     Bobby Thompson married Faye Elizabeth Moody after 1955.

     James William Bagwell was born in 1917.¹ He died on 16 October 1918 in Lepanto, Poinsett County, Arkansas, of pneumonia.¹ He was buried on 17 October 1918 at Nichols Cemetery, Marked Tree, Poinsett County, Arkansas.¹

     Jopseph W. Bryant married Geraldine Eleanor Bagwill, daughter of Charles Anson Bagwill and Pauline Attella Gorton, on 23 July 1940 at California.

     Dorothy Caroline Bagwell is the daughter of Bruce Benson Bagwell and Mary Eva Womack. Dorothy Caroline Bagwell married Arthur Charles Durband on 18 May 2007 at Sanibel Island, Florida.

     Arthur Charles Durband married Dorothy Caroline Bagwell, daughter of Bruce Benson Bagwell and Mary Eva Womack, on 18 May 2007 at Sanibel Island, Florida.

     Benson Womack Bagwell is the son of Bruce Benson Bagwell and Mary Eva Womack. Benson Womack Bagwell married Cherie McKeithen after 1986.

     Cherie McKeithen married Benson Womack Bagwell, son of Bruce Benson Bagwell and Mary Eva Womack, after 1986.

     Benjamin Aaron Bagwell is the son of Benson Womack Bagwell and Cherie McKeithen.

     Floyd Eugene Ussery married Peggy Jean Bagwell, daughter of John Sylvester Bagwell and Rebecca Delilah Harp, on 28 December 1970 at Anna, Illinois.

     June M. (?) married John Sylvester Bagwell III, son of John Sylvester Bagwell Jr. and Delcia Loraine Spivey, after 1972.

     Traci Rae Bagwell is the daughter of John Sylvester Bagwell III and June M. (?) Traci Rae Bagwell married Andrew Leon Marquez on 15 May 1999 at Clark County, Nevada.

     Andrew Leon Marquez married Traci Rae Bagwell, daughter of John Sylvester Bagwell III and June M. (?), on 15 May 1999 at Clark County, Nevada.

     Brigette Bagwell is the daughter of John Sylvester Bagwell III and June M. (?)

     Gary Bagwell is the son of John Sylvester Bagwell III and June M. (?)

     Tracey Lynn Bagwell is the daughter of Jerry Wayne Bagwell and Melinda Kay Owens.

     Stacey Michelle Bagwell is the daughter of Jerry Wayne Bagwell and Melinda Kay Owens.

     Spencer Andrew Bagwell is the son of Ennis Theodore Bagwell Jr. and Rachel Frances Vaughn. Spencer Andrew Bagwell married Kelly (?) after 1980.

     Kelly (?) married Spencer Andrew Bagwell, son of Ennis Theodore Bagwell Jr. and Rachel Frances Vaughn, after 1980.

     Mary Ann Bagwell is the daughter of Ennis Theodore Bagwell Jr. and Rachel Frances Vaughn.

     Jean Bagwell is the daughter of Ennis Theodore Bagwell Jr. and Rachel Frances Vaughn. Jean Bagwell married Jerry Robinson after 1980.

     Lynda Bagwell is the daughter of Ennis Theodore Bagwell Jr. and Rachel Frances Vaughn. Lynda Bagwell married Ira Alewine after 1980.

     Denise Bagwell is the daughter of Ennis Theodore Bagwell Jr. and Rachel Frances Vaughn.

     Jerry Robinson married Jean Bagwell, daughter of Ennis Theodore Bagwell Jr. and Rachel Frances Vaughn, after 1980.

     Ira Alewine married Lynda Bagwell, daughter of Ennis Theodore Bagwell Jr. and Rachel Frances Vaughn, after 1980.

     Velma Lavonia Southern was born on 27 March 1930 in Clear Creek, Monroe County, Indiana. As of 3 February 1950,her married name was Kinser. She married Harold J. Kinser on 3 February 1950 at Heltonville, Indiana. As of 22 May 1954,her married name was Harden. Velma Lavonia Southern married Charles Harden on 22 May 1954 at Indiana. As of after 1955,her married name was Bagwell. Velma Lavonia Southern married Robert Lee Bagwell, son of Earl Eithel Turpen and Helen Marie Bagwell, after 1955. Velma Lavonia Southern died on 25 April 2022 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, at age 92

Velma L. Southern Bagwell, 92, of Bloomington, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022, at IU Health Methodist Hospital. She was born on March 27, 1930 in Monroe County; the daughter of Posey and Lena (Prince) Southern.

Velma owned and operated multiple business and was a published poet. Velma was a former member of Crossroad Church in Bedford. Those who knew and loved her, Velma’s greatest legacy was perhaps her wisdom, perseverance, and faith. For Velma, it was being “witness” for God.

Velma is survived by her grandchildren, Eric DeFord (Kathy) and Ira “Jozy” DeFord; great-grandchildren, Ross DeFord, Dylan DeFord, and Alec DeFord; and six great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Harold Kinser; second husband, Robert Bagwell; children, Alan Kinser, Fraun Martin, and Andrea Flynn; grandson, Aaron Martin; great-great-grandson, Gunnar Alan DeFord. Velma was also preceded in death by sisters, Helen Kinser, Gladys Fleetwood, Altha Kelley, Thelma Stone; and brothers, Hershell Southern, Donald Southern, Ancil Southern and Glen Southern.

A memorial service will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 29, 2022 at Allen Funeral Home and Crematory, 4155 South Old State Road 37, Bloomington. Family will receive friends from 4:30 p.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Online condolences, photos, and memories may be shared with family and friends at www.allencares.com

Posted online on April 27, 2022

Published in The Herald Times.

She was buried at Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Monroe County, Indiana.

     Andrea Josette Bagwell was born on 25 September 1950 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. She was the daughter of Harold J. Kinser and Velma Lavonia Southern. As of 2 August 1975,her married name was Flynn. Andrea Josette Bagwell married Timothy Ray Flynn on 2 August 1975. Andrea Josette Bagwell died on 9 June 2005 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, at age 54. She was buried at Pinhook Cemetery, Pinhook, Lawrence County, Indiana.

     Timothy Ray Flynn married Andrea Josette Bagwell, daughter of Harold J. Kinser and Velma Lavonia Southern, on 2 August 1975.

     Harold J. Kinser was born on 21 February 1925 in Monroe County, Indiana. He married Velma Lavonia Southern on 3 February 1950 at Heltonville, Indiana. Harold J. Kinser died on 5 June 2004 in White River Lodge, Bedford, Indiana, at age 79


Bedford-Harold Pap Kinser, 79 of 2226 Matlock Lane Smithville, Indiana died at 12:02 AM on Saturday, June 5th, 2004 at the White River Lodge in Bedford.

Born February 21, 1925 in Monroe County he was the son of Edward and Clothea (Kinser) Kinser. He was a member of the International Laborers Union Local 741, and he was a U.S. Army veteran serving during World War II, and the Korean War. He was a quarry worker for the Indiana Limestone and Victor quarries in Oolitic.

Surviving is one daughter: Andrea Flynn and her husband Tim of Bloomington, one sister Bernice Deckard of Bedford; first grandson: Eric Reid DeFord and his wife Kathy, second grandson: Ira Joseph Deford, third grandson: Aaron Jacob Martin; First great grandson: Ross Alan Deford, second great grandson Dylan Reid DeFord, third great grandson Johnathan Alec DeFord. Also surviving is his former wife, Velma L. Bagwell. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter Fraun Renee Martin; one son Randy Alan Kinser; two brothers Clovis Kinser and Pete Kinser. Funeral Information

A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 9th from the Elmwood Chapel of the Day and Carter Mortuary. Friends may call from 10:00 AM until the hour of service on Wednesday, June 9th at the Day and Carter Mortuary.

     Charles Harden married Velma Lavonia Southern on 22 May 1954 at Indiana.