Funeral service for Thomas Owen Bagley, age 94, of Fayetteville, TN, will be held at 11am on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at Fayetteville First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Bruce McVey officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 4pm until 6pm on Monday, April 15, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home.
Tom was born November 16, 1929, in Fayetteville, TN, to the late Charles Frank and Jimmie Margaret Higgins Bagley. He served in the US Naval Reserves and obtained both his Bachelor’s degree and then his Doctorate in Jurisprudence from Washington & Lee University. In 1953 he returned home to Fayetteville and entered into private practice with Robert W. Stevens and was part of the firm Stevens, Bagley, and Stevens until his retirement in 2002. Mr. Bagley served as Fayetteville City Attorney for over 41 years, State Representative 1959-1960, judge of Fayetteville’s Municipal Court, member and president of the Tennessee Bar Association, Fayetteville-Lincoln County Bar Association, and numerous boards and committees over the years on both the local and state level.
Mr. Bagley was a lifelong member of the Fayetteville First Presbyterian Church and served as deacon, elder, and trustee of the church. He loved his community and enjoyed serving others. Mr. Bagley passed away April 12, 2024, at NHC Maury Regional in Columbia, TN.
Survivors include his beloved wife, Peggy Moyers Bagley; son, Tom Bagley, Jr. and his wife Lynn; daughter, Lee Ann Dawkins and her husband Harold; grandchildren, Katy (Matt) Barrett, Owen (Lauren) Bagley, William (Rebecca) Bagley, Lauren (Erick) Navarrete, Shane (Cortney) Dawkins, Lauren (Joey) Northern; great-grandchildren, Brooklyn Dawkins, Taylor Dawkins, Hadley Northern, Lyla Northern, Bea Barrett, Tommy Bagley, Jake Barrett, Renna Bagley, Annie Bagley, and Scout Navarrete; and many extended family members. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bagley was preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Bagley and Joe Bagley.
Memorials may be made to the General Fund of the First Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville , P. O. Box 472, Fayetteville, TN 37334.
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I met Tom through our business and really enjoyed when he’d bring his mower to us. We were always greeted with a huge smile and I can still hear him say, “Mrs. Grubbs”. What a great man! Sending thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.
My prayers for all of the family during your time of loss. Mr. Tom was a fine man.
If ever there was a “Mr and Mrs Lincoln County it was Mr Tom and his wonderful wife.
First class folks..
My heart and prayers to Mr.Toms family. He was a kind person. Keeping all his family and friends in my heart and prayers 🙏
Tom was one of the best and honorable men I have ever known. If you didn’t like Tom Bagley, then you do not like people. Stevens, Bagley and Stevens represented Fayetteville First Federal all the years I worked there and that was a great experience for me. May God bless Peggy and the entire family. Joe Luther
Mrs. Peggy and Lee Ann, I am so sorry to learn of Mr. Tom’s passing. He was one of the finest, kindest men I have ever known. A true Southern gentleman. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Tom Bagley was great friend to both my mother, Marta McCown McClure, and my uncle Jim E McCown. He was a true Southern Gentleman, and the last living person that I knew from Fayetteville. This makes me very sad a,s for me, that generation has passed.
George McClure, Jr
Tom was my dad’s longest and best friend from childhood until his death in 2011. Seeing the Bagley family was always a special treat when our family would visit my grandmother in Fayetteville. At the time of my dad’s passing, we found a letter from his mother to him that went to great length to explain how much help Mr. Bagley had been to her over the years. I could go on about what a great family the Bagley’s have been to the McCown’s, but I’ll just say that I have the highest admiration and respect for Tom and Peggy and their family. I pass along my deepest sympathy to Peggy, Tom, and Lee Ann and their extended families.
Mrs. Peggy, Lee Ann, and Tom,
I am so sad to learn of Mr. Tom’s passing. What a blessing to have had him for all these years, but even so, it is never enough. Kniw that I am thinking of you all at this time.