George Wesley Bagley (1843-1917)

BAGLEY, CRANE, MILLER, COLEMAN, FIELDS, ROWE

Posted By: Anne Hermann (email)
Date: 3/20/2010 at 08:15:28

Jackson Sentinel, Maquoketa, Iowa, June 1, 1917

Obituary

George Wesley Bagley was born in Crawford county, Pennsylvania, February 8, 1843. He was united in marriage to Miss Amelia Fields, June 17, 1864. This union was blessed with seven children, Mrs. Ed Crane, Edgarton, Virginia; Mrs. Walter Miller, Maquoketa, Iowa; Mrs. Thomas Coleman, LaPlata, Missouri; John of Free Soil, Michigan; Irene, who died in 1880 at the age of seven years; Mrs. Everett Rowe, Ludden, North Dakota and Earl of Hecla, South Dakota, with whom he made his home while in Dakota. All children were here at the funeral and burial, except John, because of conditions he could not change. The wife died August 5, 1897.

Mr. Bagley came with his interesting family to Iowa, March 1876 and located in the vicinity of Buckhorn, where he lived for over 30 years and where his family grew to manhood and womanhood, and where he showed himself a good husband and father to his industrious and highly respected family. In 1907, with his two youngest children, he went to Heckla, South Dakota, where he lived a semi-retired life until his death, May 20, 1917, at the mature age of 74 years, 3 months and 12 days.

He was of a quiet, retiring disposition and had a large circle of friends in this community. The body was brought back to Maquoketa accompanied by his daughter Etta and son, Earl and funeral services were held on Thursday, May 24, at 1:30 p.m. at the home of his daughter, Carrie Miller, and sermon at 2 p.m. at Buckhorn church, where a large circle of friends gathered Burial was made in the Buckhorn cemetery, Rev. D. F. Boomershine officiating at the services.