CAIRO, Ill. -- A. Dean Bagby, 68, of Cairo died Monday, May 5, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Sept. 27, 1928, in America, Ill., son of Claude and Amelia Dick Bagby.
Bagby was former administrator of the Veterans Administration Office in Cairo. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Elks Lodge 651, VFW Post 2649, and American Legion, all in Cairo. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret; a daughter, Deana Pecord of Cache; a son, Wolffe Bagby of Spartanburg, S.C.; a brother, Raymond Bagby of America; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a brother.
Friends may call at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo after 5 p.m. Thursday. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church, with the Rev. Jerome Fortenberry officiating. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge.
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