Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Baggett, Sr., Virgil F. "Frank" March 17, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle, March 19, 2004
     Virgil F. “Frank” Baggett, Sr., 78, a resident of The Dalles, died 
Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at his home.
     He was born May 1, 1926 in String, Okla., to Lyfurs and Clara (Wagley) 
Baggett and moved with his family to California at an early age. 
     He grew up in Live Oak, Calif., and joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943 
after adjusting his birthday to fit the enlistment requirements. He served in 
combat in the South Pacific as an automatic rifleman during WWII and was 
discharged in 1946. 
     Following his military service he returned to Live Oak and worked in 
agricultural jobs in California, Nevada, and Oregon. He married Pearl Wood in 
1951 in Live Oak. She died in 1967. He married Bessie Sue Jennings in Reno, 
Nev., in 1972 and they moved to The Dalles in 1974, making their home here 
until her death in 1999.
     He enjoyed reading, gardening, and vacationing at the Oregon Coast and in 
Reno. In the 1960’s and 70’s he liked to take his family to drive-in movies, 
particularly enjoying westerns and war stories.
     Survivors include his children and their families; sons Virgil Baggett, 
Jr., The Dalles; and Robert Beck, Seattle; daughters Patricia Susan and her 
husband Brion Grigsby, Kennewick, Wash.; and Frances A. “Sam” Chandler and her 
husband Bob, The Dalles. There are six surviving grandchildren; Diamond Zerk, 
Shannon Hogan, Jason Martinez, Rodney and Allen Hert, and Adam Chandler. In 
addition to his wives he was preceded in death by a son, Tommy.
     Public services in celebration of his life will be held Saturday, March 
27 at 10 a.m. at the First Christian Church in The Dalles at Eighth and Court 
Streets. Private interment with military honors will be held at Willamette 
National Cemetery in Portland. 
     Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Gorge, 751 Myrtle 
Street, The Dalles, OR 97058. Arrangements are by Columbia Cremation & Burial.


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Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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