07/30/2024
We are sad to announce...
Dr. Don Bagwell's passing
We are very sad to report the passing of AFOS and AOA Life Member, Dr. Don Bagwell, on July 17, 2024.
Don "Bags" Bagwell O.D., 80, of Columbus, Georgia passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
Don was born on March 19, 1944, to Helen and Oliver Bagwell in Greenville, Mississippi. He graduated from Georgia Southern College in Statesboro, Georgia, in 1966, with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration Management, and completed his education at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee earning his degree as a Doctor of Optometry. Don spent 40 years practicing Optometry. He was a member of the American Academy of Optometry and Armed Forces Optometric Society.
In 1993, Don married the love of his life, Brenda (BJ) Bagwell in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. That same year they moved to Columbus, Georgia and has lived there since. Don was a member of St Luke Church in Columbus, Georgia. He loved God and country, was a patriot who served his country for more than 33 years combined in the Air Force, Army Reserves, and Air Force Reserves. He retired from Martin Army Community Hospital in 2017.