Bagley, Lucille P. (1930-2022)

BAGLEY, GRIMES

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 8/28/2022 at 11:23:09

Lucille P. Bagley died August 22, 2022 at Edencrest Green Meadows at the age of 91 due to complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. Lucy was born at home on September 28, 1930 to Floyd and Elsie Grimes in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Lucy graduated from Fort Dodge High School in 1948 and was soon hired by Sunbeam Dairy as a Bookkeeper. It was there that she met her first husband, Hallet Monte Rathbun, who drove a dairy delivery truck. They married on November 25, 1951. Together they had three children: Monte, Sheree, and Mark.

In 1965, due to complications of her husband’s diabetes and loss of eyesight, they moved to Des Moines so he could attend the Iowa Commission for the Blind. There he entered a program that trained blind Iowans with job skills and independence. Monte was a good student and eventually ran the State House cafeteria.

Lucy worked at schools as a lunchroom attendant, and at Younkers as a cashier, but soon the Iowa Commission for the Blind hired her. There she assisted the students with aids and devices that helped them with daily life skills. Lucy’s boss once said, “Lucy has one speed, and that is fast-forward!” Anyone who has had the pleasure of meeting her knows this to be true! After her husband Monte passed away in 1973, Lucy continued to be a valued employee at the Commission for the Blind until retirement in 1997.