The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-28
DR. B:AGI.Bl'
S ES AWAY 4. "
=WelI-KnoWn Baptist Minister Dies in.
This City.
DEATH NOT UsN5E=X.P E.CiTE1D. J.
After Hopeless Illness OF About Two
Months, the PROMINENT n mister
Breatllcs His Last-Sketch
of ii is Life.

Rev. George Il. Bagbv, ID. d. died at z
o'clock laSt4niSs1 a t the residence OF ms
son, DR.. CT Bagby.4 Jr.. after an illness
of about two months. Durin. the last
hours of his life he bore his sutIer1nss
with great forttude and gentleness,
seeming soicitous only for others a
tl,. nFld-rsight hour the members of his
family gathered around his bedside and
remained until the soul of OF the beloved
minister had passed into eternal slceo.
For some time the hopeiesseness of Dr..
Bagby's recovery has been known, but
While his death was nlOmentarily expect
ed, it cannot but prove a shock to his
1lra lytz friends here, throughout the State
and II untry as we'll, for he was quite
well known in the South, especially in the
states of Virginia and Kentucky Owing
to his illness DIR. Bagby was compelled
to resign the pastorate of the two
churches near Rice's Depot, of winch he
was pastor, and come to this city to be
under medical trea tment. He has NUM-
erous relatives in this city and through
out the9State, Who will greatly lament,
his dea tn.
SKETCH OF>H1S CAREER.
Rev George Franklin Ragby Has horn
in King and Queen county.sVa., on Feb
,lary %, 1856. He grew to manhood IN
that county and attended the schools
there. Later ne attended the Columbia
University a Washinston D. c.. and was
graduated there, receiving the degrees OF
E. A. and NJ. a. a few years hence the
University conferred the degree of D. D.
upon him. One year of his life was spent
in study at Richmond College.
About the time of the war between inc
States Or. Bagby was pastor in Vest
moreland County. where he was hishay
thought of by the member of his conSre-
cation. as we'll as the citizens OF the
county. He was made chaplain IN Tue
army. and was afterwards promoted "
what was then known as army eVansel1se
At the close of the war he went to Ken
lucky to raise money for orphans anu
widows of Confederate soldiers: ne
moved to kentucky in 1866, ana oecat eie
pastor in Fleming County. he was 10
sayero, veares connected with Bethel Col
.ese, at Russellvilie. Ky, as its nanclal
agent, but was afterwards professor IN
that institution. He was also pastor OF
churches in Todd and Woodford Coun-
ties In 1885 he was called to the flrst
BAPTIST Church at Frankfort, and IN 1851
to the Baptist Church at Farnville, va
He resigned this last pastorate IN June
of last year to accept the rastorate OIL
Sharon and Pisgah Baptist Churches,
near Rice Depot
In December. 1857, DR.. Bagby married
L
and Queen County, who is sister Of
Mr. Theodore Courtney, of BrewinEton.
DR.. Bagby is survived by his wife and
the following named children: Professor
F. FL Bagby, of. Texas; Theodore G.
Bagby, OF Kansas City, Mo-; Rev II. A.
Bagby, pastor Of Calvary Baptist Church,
this city; DR.. G.. +. Bagby, Jr., also of
this city: Mrs. A. B. Rudd and Mr.. leslie
Bagby, of Ponce, Porto Rico, and Pro-
lessor A. Paul Bagby, of Surry county.
Va. DR.. Bagby's brothers were Rev. DR..
Richard Hugh Bagby, Major John R.
Bagby, of King and Queen, and Rev.
Alfred Bagby, of this city. He was a
brother of Mrs. John Pollard, OF this
city, and an uncle Of Professor Josiah
Ryland.
The funeral will take place from Cal
vary Baptist Church at II o'clock so-day.
Rev Drs. Pollard. Garlick and Ryland
officiating. The remains will be taken
on the ESQ train to Brewington, King
and Queen county, where they will be in
TERED in the fami!ry section Of the
cemetery a that place.