WILLIAM BOYLE BAGBEY, SR. 5, (WILLIAM BRYAN 4, ROBERT DANIEL 3, JESSE 2, CLAYTON 1) was born October 28, 1916 in Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky and died April 17, 2007 in Roanoke, Virginia. He married (1) LELIA SMITH COCKE, the daughter of CHARLES COCKE and FRANCIS MINGEA on October 9, 1948 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Virginia. She was born August 29, 1915 in Roanoke, Virginia and died March 26, 1983. He married (2) CAROLYN VIRGINIA BRAY SMITH, the daughter of RALPH VERNON BRAY, JR. and ALVERNA JACOBSON on July 18, 1996. She was born August 23, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri and died August 8, 2010 in Roanoke, Virginia

 

 

 

More About WILLIAM BOYLE BAGBEY, SR.: Military Service: The following is only a brief sketch of the distinguished military service of Commander William Boyle Bagbey, Sr. In time, I may have the opportunity to publish a more detailed account.

Served on two ships in the Navy during World War II.
Commanded an Organized Reserve Navy unit in the states after his return.
Was on recall for Korean War and service in USS Dortch as an Executive Officer.
Staff duty of Commander Operational Development Force in Norfolk, Virginia.
Served three years in Germany as Officer in Charge.
Navy Field Training Group.
MAAG Germany putting the German Navy back in commission.
Served two years in command of USS Keppler operating with USS WASP and looking for Russian subs in the Atlantic.
A tour with Commander in Chief Atlantic followed, which included the Cuban missile crisis when he was an operation officer in CINCLANT's War Room.
Chief Staff Officer of Destroyer Development Group TWO in Newport News, Virginia.
Final tour as Surface Warfare Officer on Commander Operational Test and Evaluation Force in Norfolk, Virginia before retiring 1 JULY 1967.
Total military service was 26 years with 21 years of the 26 years on active duty.

Medals, Badges and Ribbons:

Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V"
Presidential Unit Citation with star
Naval Reserve Medal
American Theater with star
American Defense
European-African Theater with two stars
Asiatic-Pacific Theater with two stars
Philippine Liberation with two stars
World War II Victory
Japanese Occupation
National Defense with star
Command Insignia
Surface Warfare Officer Insignia

More About LELIA SMITH COCKE: Lelia Smith Cocke [Bagbey] died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Roanoke, Virginia.

More About CAROLYN VIRGINIA BRAY SMITH: Carolyn Virginia Bray [Smith] was the widow of Edward Polk Tatum Smith, Jr.

Children of WILLIAM BAGBEY and LELIA COCKE are:

1. FRANCIS COCKE BAGBEY, b. October 31, 1949, Roanoke, Virginia. More About FRANCIS COCKE BAGBEY: Education: A graduate of Woodberry Forest School, Princeton University & the Marshall-Wythe School of Law of the College of William and Mary. Occupation: He is a partner in the firm of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan in Raleigh, North Carolina.
2. WILLIAM BOYLE BAGBEY, JR., b. February 17, 1951, Roanoke, Virginia.
3. ROBERT DANIEL BAGBEY, b. May 27, 1954, Norfolk, Virginia.

 

JOHN ROBERT BAGBEY 5, (OTHO 4, ROBERT DANIEL 3, JESSE 2, CLAYTON 1) was born October 29, 1916 in Union County, Kentucky and died October 14, 1997 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. He married (1) OLEVA COOK. She was born Unknown. He married (2) ANNA MARIE RIGER. She was born Unknown.

More About JOHN ROBERT BAGBEY: No children from second marriage.

Children of JOHN ROBERT BAGBEY and OLEVA COOK are:

1. JAMES STEPHEN BAGBEY, b. September 13, 1948, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; d. August 20, 2017, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
2. DAPHNE KAY BAGBEY, b. February 21, 1952, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
3. LISA ANN BAGBEY, b. August 25, 1956, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; d. August 25, 1956. More About LISA ANN BAGBEY: Twin to Leah Marie Bagbey.
4. LEAH MARIE BAGBEY, b. August 25, 1956, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. More About LEAH MARIE BAGBEY: Twin to Lisa Ann Bagbey.
5. SARAH BETH BAGBEY, b. June 9, 1962, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.
6. THERESA BAGBEY, b. February 22, 1966; d. February 22, 1966.

 

HARRY FRANKLIN BAGBEY 5, (OTHO 4, ROBERT DANIEL 3, JESSE 2, CLAYTON 1) was born October 30, 1928 in Union County, Kentuckyand died November 26, 2015 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. He married DOROTHY FAYE BARNES, September 11, 1959. She was born About 1937 and died February 5, 2002 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Children of HARRY BAGBEY and DOROTHY BARNES are:

1. NATALIE BAGBEY, b. Unknown; m. BILLY THOLBORN, b. Unknown.
2. APRIL BAGBEY, b. Unknown; m. VICTOR DOLLAR, b. Unknown.

 

 

 

 

 

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