Lula Walker

1917 - 1994  (77 years)

• Name	Lula Walker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	28 Feb 1917	Ethridge, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Age: 2; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Lillie and Alford Walker
  Census	1950	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Lester Bagwell
  _ELEC	1976	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Montgomery County Court Clerk
  		News-BAGWELL Lula (Elected)
  Obituary	Nov 1994	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Obituary of Lula Bagwell • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 09 Nov 1994, Wed • Page 13
  		Obituary-BAGWELL Lula
  Death	7 Nov 1994	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 5]
  	Clarksville Memorial Hospital
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [3, 5]
  		Cemetery-Greenwood (Clarksville TN)
  Person ID	I4160	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Phelps
  Marriage	Bef Jan 1937  [2]
  Family ID	F13668	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Lester Theron Bagwell,   b. Abt 1914, Tennessee, USA d. 28 Mar 1998, Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Bef Jun 1949  [2]
  Family ID	F10384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Feb 1917 - Ethridge, Lawrence, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 2; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter of Lillie and Alford Walker - 1920 - Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married to Lester Bagwell - 1950 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA _ELEC - Montgomery County Court Clerk - 1976 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Obituary - Obituary of Lula Bagwell • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 09 Nov 1994, Wed • Page 13 - Nov 1994 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Death - 7 Nov 1994 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary-BAGWELL Lula

  
  

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  [S1] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Clarksville, Montgom. 1950 United States Federal Census [S6] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). [S9] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S30] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 10, Lawrence, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1752; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 94. 1920 United States Federal Census [S3366] Obituary of Lula Bagwell - Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 1994, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 9 Nov 1994;), ONE OF COUNTY'S FIRST ELECTED WOMEN DIES AT 77. Lula W Bagwell, former Montgomery County Court Clerk and one of Montgomery County's first elected female county government officials, died Monday at Clarksville Memorial Hospital. She was 77. The funeral will be Thursday at Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home with Geoffrey Sikes and Tillman Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs Bagwell worked in the clerk's office for 22 years before being selected by the Montgomery County Quarterly Court to serve the unfinished term of Foard Harris. She was elected to the position in 1978. Her tenure as county court clerk was from 1976 until 1982. "She was a trusted county employee," said Chancery Court Judge Alex Darnell. "She had a very even disposition. By and large, that even temper and her intellect helped her take on the job of county court clerk. "l remember that in that position, Mrs Bagwell was always receptive to requests from the public," he said. "Mrs Bagwell began her career in the clerk's office in 1954 as deputy court clerk. Before joining the county offices, she was an accountant with the Federal Housing Authority at Fort Campbell, KY, and was a bookkeeper at the Double Cola Bottling Company for five years. It was in her role as county clerk that Clarksville Fire Chief Eugene Keel knew her best. Although her candidacy crossed gender standards, her clerkship was an obvious progression. "Everyone accepted her well because she had worked in the office for years. She knew the job and was more than qualified," said Keel, who worked with Mrs Bagwell's husband, former Assistant Fire Chief Lester Theron Bagwell. "Mrs Bagwell was a nice lady and well admired," Keel said. Mrs. Bagwell was born Feb. 27, 1917, in Ethridge, a daughter of Alfred Walker and Lillie West Walker. She was a member of Madison Street Church of Christ and former member of the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce. In addition to her husband, survivors include a stepson, Bobby Bagwell, Lemore CA; a daughter, Rita Schrimpshire, Clarksville; two stepdaughters, Joann Hale, Clarksville, and Betty Dunn, Tacoma WA; a sister, Ethel Stinson, Shreveport LA; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Joe Knobel, Tommy Shrader, Ricky Carney, Mike Rittenberry, Louie Perry, Butch Perry, Eugene Keel and Buff Albright. • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 09 Nov 1994, Wed • Page 13 https://www.newspapers.com/image/467345605/?article=aad6b9ba-e881-420a-b018-34955cdfd1d1&focus=0.053235453,0.5138465,0.78374064,0.6900766&xid=3355 Obituary-BAGWELL Lula [S3368] Swearing in of Lula Bagwell as County Clerk - Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 10 Jun 1975, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville TN; Date: 10 Jun 1975;), Swearing In. County Court Judge William O Beach swears in Mrs Lula Bagwell as the new county court clerk this morning. She was elected to complete Foard Harris's unexpired term last night by a majority of the county court. • The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 10 Jun 1975, Tue • Page 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108924890/the-leaf-chronicle/?xid=637 News-BAGWELL Lula (Elected)