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Arthur MacNamee “Art” Bagnall Jr.

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Arthur MacNamee “Art” Bagnall Jr.

Birth
Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Death
8 Apr 2015 (aged 89)
Catonsville, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Mausoleum
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Arthur MacNamee "Art" Bagnall Jr. Arthur M. Bagnall, Jr., age 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2015. He was born in Baltimore, Md., to Arthur M. Bagnall, Sr. and Mary Ellen Hook Bagnall, but was raised by his paternal aunt, Marie Holmes. Following graduation from Baltimore City College (HS), he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corp and served during World War II as a nose gunner and bombardier as part of the U.S. 8th Air Force stationed in North Pickenham England. After the war, he attended college on the GI Bill and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from The University of Baltimore. In 1965 he moved his family to Bristol, Va. where he accepted a position with the Sperry Farragut Company (later Sperry Rand, Univac, and Unisys), and where he worked in the Purchasing Department until his retirement in 1987. On January 1, 2000 he married a second time, this time to his childhood sweetheart, and moved to Catonsville, MD where he resided until his death. Art was a member of State Street United Methodist Church in Bristol, Va. where he had previously served as Sunday School Supervisor; he was a Past President of the Bristol Evening Lions Club; and was active for many years in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 219, in Catonsville, Md. Art loved to travel and was proud to say that he had visited all seven continents. Art was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Grace Almony Bagnall. He is survived by his current wife, Ruth W. Bagnall of the Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville, Md; one daughter, Lynn A. Bagnall and special friend Keith Farmer of Bristol, Va.; two sons, Arthur M. Bagnall, III and wife Amy and Gary A. Bagnall and wife Robin all of Bristol Va.; three grandchildren, Seth C. Bagnall, Kirk S. Bagnall, and Carter Grace Bagnall all of Bristol, Va.; and one niece, Elizabeth Robitaille Hyslop of Portland, Oreg. A funeral service will be held at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel at Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville, Md. at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2015, with the Reverend Gary C. Hajek officiating. An interment service will be held at Forest Hills Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Abingdon, Va. at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, with the Reverend W. Joe Wall, Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:15 until 6:00 p.m. prior to the service in Abingdon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to State Street United Methodist Church, 300 West Valley Drive, Bristol, VA 24201. Condolences for the family may be sent and viewed by visiting www.BlevinsCares.com. Mr. Bagnall and his family are in the care of Blevins Funeral and Cremation Services. (276) 669-6141.
Arthur MacNamee "Art" Bagnall Jr. Arthur M. Bagnall, Jr., age 89, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 8, 2015. He was born in Baltimore, Md., to Arthur M. Bagnall, Sr. and Mary Ellen Hook Bagnall, but was raised by his paternal aunt, Marie Holmes. Following graduation from Baltimore City College (HS), he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corp and served during World War II as a nose gunner and bombardier as part of the U.S. 8th Air Force stationed in North Pickenham England. After the war, he attended college on the GI Bill and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from The University of Baltimore. In 1965 he moved his family to Bristol, Va. where he accepted a position with the Sperry Farragut Company (later Sperry Rand, Univac, and Unisys), and where he worked in the Purchasing Department until his retirement in 1987. On January 1, 2000 he married a second time, this time to his childhood sweetheart, and moved to Catonsville, MD where he resided until his death. Art was a member of State Street United Methodist Church in Bristol, Va. where he had previously served as Sunday School Supervisor; he was a Past President of the Bristol Evening Lions Club; and was active for many years in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 219, in Catonsville, Md. Art loved to travel and was proud to say that he had visited all seven continents. Art was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Grace Almony Bagnall. He is survived by his current wife, Ruth W. Bagnall of the Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville, Md; one daughter, Lynn A. Bagnall and special friend Keith Farmer of Bristol, Va.; two sons, Arthur M. Bagnall, III and wife Amy and Gary A. Bagnall and wife Robin all of Bristol Va.; three grandchildren, Seth C. Bagnall, Kirk S. Bagnall, and Carter Grace Bagnall all of Bristol, Va.; and one niece, Elizabeth Robitaille Hyslop of Portland, Oreg. A funeral service will be held at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel at Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville, Md. at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2015, with the Reverend Gary C. Hajek officiating. An interment service will be held at Forest Hills Memory Gardens Mausoleum in Abingdon, Va. at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, with the Reverend W. Joe Wall, Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:15 until 6:00 p.m. prior to the service in Abingdon. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to State Street United Methodist Church, 300 West Valley Drive, Bristol, VA 24201. Condolences for the family may be sent and viewed by visiting www.BlevinsCares.com. Mr. Bagnall and his family are in the care of Blevins Funeral and Cremation Services. (276) 669-6141.

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