Preston S. Bagwell Jr.

ASHEVILLE - PRESTON S. BAGWELL, JR., 76, DIED FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2001. MR. BAGWELL WAS A NATIVE OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY AND LIVED HERE FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH, A VETERAN OF THE US MARINE CORP, SERVING DURING WW II, AND HE HAD WORKED FOR THE NC WILDLIFE RESOURCE COMMISSION, ASHEVILLE CITY POLICE DEPT., NC STATE HIGHWAY PATROL, AND THE BUNCOMBE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT. FROM WHICH HE RETIRED FROM IN JANUARY, 2001. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE PRESTON S. AND LAURA MOODY BAGWELL, SR., AND WAS ALSO PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS SON, DONALD RAY BAGWELL. SURVIVING ARE HIS WIFE, BETTY LUNSFORD BAGWELL OF THE HOME, AND A GRANDDAUGHTER, KELLY BAGWELL OF ATLANTA, GA. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 11 AM MONDAY IN THE ANDERS-RICE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL WITH THE REVS. CHARLES PHILLIPS AND JAMES SUTTON OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE IN TWEEDS CHAPEL CEMETERY. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 7 UNTIL 8:30 PM SUNDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME.