1921
Ruth
2010
Ruth Bagby
December 20, 1921 — June 1, 2010
Ruth Wright Bagby, age 88, of Dallas, GA, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2010. She was born December 20, 1921, in Carroll County, the daughter of Fred and Annie Lou Wright. She was raised in Paulding County and graduated from Dallas High School in 1939. She married her childhood sweetheart, George T. Bagby (former State Representative & Statesman), on April 7, 1940 and they were married for 51 years. Ruth was a licensed Practical Nurse and worked for Dr. Thomas Taylor and at Douglas County Hospital for several years. She learned the income tax preparation business while working in her husband’s law office. She was a self-taught accountant and retired from her own business “Bagby Tax and Bookkeeping Service” in 1987. Ruth was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Dallas, where she taught Sunday school for many years. She was a Brownie Scout and Girl Scout leader, a Cub Scout leader, and was very active in her children’s school activities.
Survivors include her sons & daughter-in-law, Jeff Bagby of Port St. Joe, FL, and Tommy & Vicky Bagby of Dallas, GA; daughter, Judy Bagby & Ruth Huggins of Hiram, GA; granddaughter, Jenni Bagby; grandson, Kyle Bagby; great-granddaughters, Haley Romines and Hannah Chasteen; step-grandsons, Jeff Rakestraw and Chris Rakestraw; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, George, two sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services will be Friday, June 4, 2010, at 11:00 AM, from Clark Funeral Home, with Reverend Steve Schofield and Mr. George Pennebaker officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Scott, Jeff Rakestraw, Greg Kilgore, Michael Hutchinson, Lee Willingham and Marty Hutchinson. Entombment will follow at a later date from Dallas City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, June 3, 2010, from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM.
Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made in memory of Ruth to: First United Methodist Church of Dallas Building Fund,
141 E. Memorial Drive, Dallas, GA 30132.
Clark Funeral Home, Hiram, GA, is in charge of arrangements.
(www.samclarkfuneralhome.com)
Survivors include her sons & daughter-in-law, Jeff Bagby of Port St. Joe, FL, and Tommy & Vicky Bagby of Dallas, GA; daughter, Judy Bagby & Ruth Huggins of Hiram, GA; granddaughter, Jenni Bagby; grandson, Kyle Bagby; great-granddaughters, Haley Romines and Hannah Chasteen; step-grandsons, Jeff Rakestraw and Chris Rakestraw; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, George, two sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services will be Friday, June 4, 2010, at 11:00 AM, from Clark Funeral Home, with Reverend Steve Schofield and Mr. George Pennebaker officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Scott, Jeff Rakestraw, Greg Kilgore, Michael Hutchinson, Lee Willingham and Marty Hutchinson. Entombment will follow at a later date from Dallas City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, June 3, 2010, from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM.
Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made in memory of Ruth to: First United Methodist Church of Dallas Building Fund,
141 E. Memorial Drive, Dallas, GA 30132.
Clark Funeral Home, Hiram, GA, is in charge of arrangements.
(www.samclarkfuneralhome.com)
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