Debra Bagwell

Debra Byars Bagwell, 53, of Inman, died Friday, April 2, 2010, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born August 1, 1956, in Cherokee County, SC, she was the daughter of Vivian Smith Byars of Glendale and the late Howard R. Byars. A graduate of Spartanburg Community College and USCS-Mary Black School of Nursing, she was a Registered Nurse at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center with 24 years of service where she was the recipient of the Shining Star Award. She was a member of Boiling Springs First Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to her mother is her husband, Frank "Matt" Bagwell, Jr.; two sons, Matthew Bagwell and Byars Bagwell, both of the home; a brother, Richard Byars and wife Lynn of Pacolet Mills; a sister, Tonda Bailey and husband Ran of Cowpens; a brother-in-law, Bruce Lawson of Woodruff; nieces and nephews, Rick and Mary Lawson and their children Tristan and Paige, Cassidy and Les Duggins and their son Finley, and Tres Bailey; a special aunt and uncle, Buddy Wayne and Peggy Owens of Blacksburg; and an aunt, Betty Sanders of Summerville. She was predeceased by a sister, Vickie Lawson. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 4, 2010, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday, April 5, 2010, at Glendale Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Scott Linnerud and the Rev. Daniel Blackwell. Entombment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Heritage Chapel Mausoleum. Honorary Pallbearers will be co-workers with the Spartanburg Regional Pre-Op Team. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to SRMC Hospice Special Needs Fund, 120 Heywood Avenue, Suite 300, Spartanburg, SC 29302. The family is at the home, 108 Country Place Drive, Inman, SC 29349; and at the home of her mother, Vivian Byars, 121 Chaffin Street, Glendale, SC 29346. Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Debra Byars Bagwell please visit our Sympathy Store.