- Date Of Death: August 27, 2016
- State: New Mexico
Emmy Regina Bagwell (nee Meister)
June 6, 1922 – August 27, 2016
Emmy passed away at 2:56 p.m. on August 27, 2016 in the arms of her daughter and the comfort of her grandson, Damon, by her side. Emmy is survived by her sisters, Lydia of Germany and Martha of FL; three children, Leander Woodruff, Henry Woodruff (Claudia) and Una Morgan (Colin); four grandchildren, Jonathan Woodruff of NC, Nathan Woodruff of CA, Leander Morgan and Damon Morgan of NM; and twelve great-grandchildren, Ashlyn, Mason, Chandler, Alyssa, and Christina Woodruff of NC; and, Elijah, Tana, Adoniah, Jahsawa, Nya, Jamal, and Hailu Morgan of NM. And, of course, meine kliene hund, Roxy. She was preceded in death by both husbands, Russell E. Woodruff and Douglas C. Bagwell; her parents, Josef and Agnes Meister; brothers, Ernst, Willie, Otto; and sisters, Elizbeth and Augusta. And, most recently, her grandchild, Marcus Woodruff of NC.
Emmy lived a life filled with adventure, hardship, happiness and love. Born in Obernau, Germany in 1922 she shared her childhood with her brothers and sisters on the farm and often talked of the love her parents showed to each of them. While times were often hard and food sometimes scarce she always took pride in saying that it was the discipline, love and comfort of her parents that gave each of them the best of what a day’s hard work could provide. Emmy grew up quickly in a country engaged in a world war and was recruited into the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) at the age of 17. She witnessed the horrors of war including the loss of family and friends along with the tragic pains and suffering that only war can bring.
