Obituary, The State (Columbia, SC ) June 26, 2002: Cecil Bagwell, Columbia - Services for Cecil R. Bagwell, 88, will be held noon Thursday, June 27, 2002 at Shives Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, conducted by the Reverend Jimmy Davis. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6-8 this evening at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Harrison Road Baptist Church, 2417 Marling Dr., Columbia, S.C.
Mr. Bagwell died Tuesday, June 25, 2002. Born in Liberty, he was a son of the late George Adolphus and Emma Jane Pace Bagwell. He was a member of Harrison Road Baptist Church where he taught the Fisher Sunday School Class. He had served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict retiring after 30 years of service. During his time in the Army he received the National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal with five Bronze Loops and the Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar. He also played baseball for many years on the U.S. Army Teams. After retiring, he served as Supervisor of Patient Transportation with Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital for ten years. Survivors are his wife of over 66 years, Dorothy B. Bagwell of Columbia; daughters, Barbara Bagwell Rose and her husband, Ken Rose, of Charlotte, N.C., Leilani Bagwell Horton and her husband, James R. Horton, of Winnsboro; brother, Luther Bagwell of Liberty; sisters, Mary Tant of Florence and Annie Malaga of Columbia; grandchildren, Shannon Rose Crider, Amanda Yelton and her husband, Grady R. Yelton, Brenna Fleming; great-grandchildren, Cole Conner Yelton, Lindsay Crider, Lauren Crider and Cameron Yelton. A tribute has been established to celebrate the life of Mr. Bagwell at www.American Memorials.com.