Margaret Mary “Marge” Bagwell, 75, of Coupeville, passed away at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Tuesday, July 30, 2013.

Mrs. Bagwell was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Jan. 6, 1938, to Eugene A. and Margaret Mary (Williams) Abbott. Marge graduated from Presentation High School in St. Louis.

She went on to attend Font Bonne College and the University of Missouri in St. Louis, where she received her Masters Degree in higher education.

She was in charge of the reading lab at St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, Mo., where she served as an associate professor for 31 years.

Marge married Virgil T. Bagwell on May 3, 1958, at the West Overland Fire House in St. Louis.

The couple were residents of St. Louis until 1999, when she retired and they moved to Coupeville.

Marge was actively involved in the community and volunteered at the Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce, the Central Whidbey Visitor’s Bureau and the Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve.

She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Coupeville. She enjoyed bridge, gardening and basket weaving.

Marge is survived by her five children: Thomas Bagwell (Patti) of Louisiana, Mo.; Margaret Mary Calvert (Charles) of Powell, Ohio; Alice MacDonald and Michael E. Bagwell, both of St. Louis; and Willow Rose (Nancy) of Portland, Ore.; her five grandchildren: Crystal Cafiero (Steven) of Uncasville, Conn., Stephen Calvert (Hawley) of Ellington, Conn., David Eichholtz and Jacob Bagwell, both of St. Louis and Cordilia Rose of Portland, Ore.; two great-grandchildren: Mathew and Michael Cafiero, both of Uncasville, Conn.; her six sisters: Kay Oberkirsch (Joe), Sr. Jean Abbott, SJC and Jane Witte (Bob), all of St. Louis, Helen Abbott of New York City, Irene Lewis (Len) of Olympia and Elaine Lains (Tom) of Oklahoma City; her two brothers, Tom Abbott and Joe Abbott (Kathy), both of St. Louis; also, numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband Virgil T. Bagwell in 2009.

A memorial Mass will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rev. Paul Pluth, Celebrant.

Final services and interment will take place in St. Louis at a later date.

Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity of Island County, 380 SE Pioneer Way, #103, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

Family and friends are encouraged to share memories and condolences at www.whidbeymemorial.com