hmtl5 Opal Laverne Bagley b. 28 Jan 1904 Purdin, Linn County, Missouri d. 4 Dec 1977 Linneus, Linn County, Missouri: Hedges Genealogy
Opal Laverne Bagley

Opal Laverne Bagley

Female 1904 - 1977  (73 years)

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  • Name Opal Laverne Bagley 
    Born 28 Jan 1904  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 4 Dec 1977  Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Buried Elmwood Cemetery, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Person ID I174  Hedges
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2023 

    Father Charles Stewart Bagley,   b. 21 Mar 1872, Evansville, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1955, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Anna May Hedges,   b. 9 Jul 1877, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1962, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1894  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 6
    Family ID F65  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Manley Carrell Buckman,   b. 9 Jan 1901, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1976, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 24 Dec 1921  Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 7
    Children 
     1. Charles William "Bill" Buckman,   b. 4 Feb 1923, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1984, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     2. Betty Irene Buckman,   b. 9 Oct 1927, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1979, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jan 1904 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Dec 1921 - Purdin, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Dec 1977 - Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmwood Cemetery, Linneus, Linn County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Wood, Harry, Mary Dalton Hedges, Opal Buckman in Texas
    Wood, Harry, Mary Dalton Hedges, Opal Buckman in Texas
    Bagley family
    Bagley family
    Hedges families
    Hedges families
    around 1912, no later than 1916
    Hedges Reunion 1946
    Hedges Reunion 1946
    The Seventeenth Annual Hedges Reunion was held Sunday, August 18, 1946 at Lincoln Park, Danville, Illinois with 99 relatives and friends present. A basket dinner was served at the noon hour. George F. Hedges presided at the business meeting in the afternoon. Talks were given from those from distances and was enjoyed by all. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year. President J. W. Hedges, Vice President P. T. Hedges, Secretary Treasurer Anna Bagley. The next meeting will be held the 3rd Sunday in August 1947 in Missouri. Gifts were presented to the oldest man present, George F. Hedges, 79. Oldest woman was Mrs. Cora Hedges, 76 years old. The youngest was Robert Alan Yeazel, 3 month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yeazel. Newlyweds were Mr. and Mrs. John Hanks. The one coming the farthest was Jasper N. Hedges of Dubois, Wyoming, 1650 miles. There were 6 marriages, Betty Buckman and Dale Wood, Geraldine Hedges and Frank Pesorara, Betty Lou Smith and Frank Day, Lois Smith and Max Dodd, Roy Hedges and Inez Cola, Irene Smith and John Hanks. There were 9 births [transcriber has omitted this section to preserve privacy] Two deaths: Ercel Eldon Simpson and James A. Hedges. Greetings were received from those from a distance who could not attend.
    Hedges Reunion 1932
    Hedges Reunion 1932

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Manley (Opal) Buckman
      Mrs. Opal Laverne Buckman died at her home in Linneus Sunday. She was 73.
      Mrs. Buckman was born Jan. 28, 1904, at Purdin, daughter of Charles Bagley and Anna Hedges Bagley. On Dec. 24, 1921 she was married to Manley Buckman. He died Dec. 31, 1976. The couple farmed in the Linneus area, and after retirement moved to Meadville. After Mr. Buckman’s death, Mrs. Buckman returned to Linneus. She was a member of the Meadville Church of Christ.
      Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Betty Wood, Linneus; two sons, Bill Buckman, St. Joseph and Donald Buckman, Denver, Colo.; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, and four brothers, Raymond Bagley, Purdin; Alva Bagley, Shelbina; Chester and Leslie Bagley, both of Kirksville.
      She was preceded in death by three brothers, Kirt, Rollie and Wayne.
      Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Meadville Church of Christ with Brother William Hensley officiating.
      Burial will be in the Elmwood cemetery at Linneus.
      The family will receive friends at the Wright Funeral Home in Linneus after 7 o’clock this evening.
      The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri. Monday, 5 December 1977.
      [2, 8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S14] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S11] Hedges Reunion Book.

    6. [S5] 1900 US census.

    7. [S43] Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.

    8. [S87] Newspaper article.