Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
11:13 am Monday, December 31, 2012

Edward O’Neil Bragwell, Jr.

Edward O’Neil Bragwell, Jr.

December 21, 2012

Edward O’Neil Bragwell, Jr., 56, Russellville, passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at Helen Keller Hospital.

Mr. Bragwell was a native of Pontotoc, Miss., but had lived in Russellville for the past 13 years. He was a member and minister of Five Points Church of Christ, Russellville. He was employed by the Franklin County S.P.A.N Program as an educational coordinator and was a member of the UAB Alumni Association. He was president of the Russellville High School Band Parents and president of the Rustic Youth Camp Booster Club.

Funeral services were Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at Pinkard Funeral Home Chapel, Russellville, with Carroll Sutton, Mike Morrow, Jr., John Gibson, and Robert David Hutto officiating.

He is survived by his wife, Vickie Kay Bragwell; parents, Edward O. Bragwell, Sr. and Patsy Kathryn Bragwell, Russellville; children, Laura Bragwell McDuffa and husband, Matthew, and Kathryn Fay Bragwell, all of Russellville; brothers, Martin Loyd Bragwell and wife, Jane, Gardendale, Jonathan Tyler Bragwell and wife, Sarah, Faulkner; sisters, Vicki Bragwell Russell and husband, Doug, Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Carla Dawn Bragwell, Gardendale; several nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were Stephen Russell, Nathan Russell, Seth Hester, Seth Mauldin, Shaun Oliver, and Andrew Franks.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the American Cancer Society, Franklin County S.P.A.N. Program, or Rustic Youth Camp.

Also on Franklin County Times
Williams defeats Marbutt in Phil Campbell mayor’s race
News, Phil Campbell, Z - News Main
María Camp maria.camp@franklicountytimes.com 
August 27, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — Voters in Phil Campbell elected Greg Williams as mayor in Tuesday night’s municipal election.   Williams defeated Mayor Eddie Marbutt,...
Russellville PD spends $18.5K for computer upgrades
Main, News, Russellville
Russ Corey For the FCT 
August 27, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Police Chief Chris Hargett wasn’t necessarily ready to purchase more than a dozen new computers for his department, but a decision by t...
Red Bay freshman to compete in FFA national talent program
Main, News, Red Bay, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
August 27, 2025
RED BAY — Freshman Kayeden Palmer will take her baton to Indianapolis, Indiana, this fall after being selected for the National Future Farmers of Amer...
Record $172K in grants awarded
Main, News, Russellville
Russ Corey For the FCT 
August 27, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE — Six Franklin County schools, the Franklin County Emergency Management Agency, five volunteer fire departments, and other organizations ...
Deck is completed for Highway 247 bridge
Main, News, Red Bay
Russ Corey For the FCT 
August 27, 2025
RED BAY — A new $3.3 million bridge being built over Little Bear Creek northeast of Red Bay on Alabama 247 continues to take shape. The bridge was clo...
Terry-Warner joins Extension Service
News, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
August 27, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE - Katherine Terry-Warner still remembers her first field class in the Adirondack Mountains. It was part of her undergraduate studies at t...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *