Jan Bagwell

Jan Bagwell, 83, of Eastland, passed peacefully from this life on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at her home.

Holy Mass was at 12:00 PM, Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at St. Rita’s Catholic Church, Ranger, Texas. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery, Ranger, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Eastland.

Janice Ann Stepan was born on June 3, 1938, to Anton Stepan and Ann Pauline Boboence in Soudan, Minnesota. She was a graduate of Tower-Soudan High School and McConnell Airline School. She worked for Continental Airlines in Chicago, where she met her love, Gerald Bagwell. They married in Irving, Texas in 1962 and had one daughter, Kelley in 1963. They settled in Euless, Texas until 1972, then spent the next ten years in Lubbock, Texas. In 1982, they moved to Eastland, Texas where Jan was employed and retired from Eastland National Bank where she was a bank teller and mainly worked the drive-through. Her line was often long, as people waited for her cheerful greeting and beautiful smile. Her outgoing, upbeat personality would make your day. She never met at stranger! Jan was proud of her Slavic heritage and loved her Polka Music! Her beauty was obvious from the outside, but her inner beauty is what made Jan special. She was a selfless, loving wife, mother and friend. She will be missed by many.

She was preceded in death by her husband: Gerald.

She is survived by her daughter: Kelley Bagwell Everett and husband Dell, of Galveston; brother: Tony Stepan and wife, Cindy of Killeen; one grandchild: Kaelin Adell Everett; and cousins, nephews, and niece.

She was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Holy Mass was at 12 PM, Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Ranger, Texas. Burial followed at Evergreen Cemetery in Ranger. Arrangements are under the direction of Edward’s Funeral Home of Eastland.

Jan’s final words to all is “HAVE FUN and PLAY POLKA!”