Teresa Lynn Bagwell

Teresa Lynn Bagwell, 60, completed her earthly journey on Sunday, January 7, 2024 with her loving family by her side. Teresa was born in Overton, Texas on June 19, 1963 to Mary and Clifford Meyer. Teresa grew up in Kilgore, Texas and was a 1981 graduate from Kilgore High School. She met the love of her life, Robert Bagwell, on March 14, 1977 in Laird Hill, Texas. Robert and Teresa became Christians in 1983 and soon after were married. Robert and Teresa were married for forty years; their unwavering commitment to each other was the kind of loving companionship that inspired everyone who witnessed it. They went on to have four children, Hollie, Heather, Joanna, and Robert Mitchel.

Teresa’s main desire in life was to be a housewife and to take care of her husband and children and provide a loving and Godly home for them. Teresa never met a stranger. She loved visiting with her friends, shopping with her daughters, keeping an orderly household, cooking a delicious home-cooked meal, and tending to her chickens. In the last six years and four months of her life, she courageously battled cancer and despite the hardships and pain, she always had a smile on her face. She fought until the very end. Her other greatest joy in life was loving on her grandchildren: Jenna, Annalyn, Owen, Lillian, Jackson, and Allison.

Teresa is survived by her husband Robert, her children Hollie (Josh) Wheeler, Heather (Nathan) Brushe, Joanna (Brad) Greener, and Robert (Tiffany) Bagwell, her six grandchildren, and her siblings Wesley Meyer, Melissa Butler, and Donna Barry. She also leaves behind beloved nieces and nephews whom she loved as her own. Teresa also loved her aunts, uncles, and cousins so dearly.

Visitation will be on Wednesday evening, January 10, 2024 from 4:30 p.m. -6:30 p.m. Services will be held on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with Pastor Rusty Silvertooth and Pastor Joshua Howington officiating. Burial will follow at Kilgore City Cemetery.

Teresa’s family would like to express their gratitude to Texas Oncology in Longview, Texas and Mary Crowley Cancer Research Program in Dallas, Texas.