Farrell Mull Bagshaw

BAGSHAW, Farrell M, age 89, of Mesa, Arizona, died Mar 3, 2016, following a lengthy battle with A.S. (ankylosing spondylitis). He was born October 18, 1926, at Hobart, Indiana. Farrell graduated from Monitor High School, Tippecanoe Co. Indiana in 1944; following high school he enlisted in the Navy, serving mostly on ship patrolling the Panama Canal area. He received a B.S. degree from Purdue University, M.S. and PhD degrees from Michigan State University, and he spent his career years in hybrid corn research in Illinois and Indiana. He took early disability retirement from Northrup King Co, and his retirement interests were music, gardening, and water color painting.

On June 22, 1952, he married Dorothy Strain, who survives. Also surviving are daughters Karen Bagshaw Knight, Janet Bagshaw Rogers and honorary daughter, Dr. Monique Johnson; grandchildren Samantha J. Rogers Ferguson (Aaron) and Brian A Rogers, and honorary grandson, Kirk Mikel; honorary children Tsao Ming and Mary Wei, honorary grandchildren Alan Wei and Jason (Lingjie) Wei. Surviving also are sisters Faye Bagshaw Merkel (Fred) and Carroll Bagshaw Strain (J Robert) and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by son Brian Farrell Bagshaw, brother Thomas R. Bagshaw, and parents Claude and Elsie Bagshaw.

Funeral service will be 11:30 AM on May 14, at the United Methodist Church in Buck Creek, Indiana.

Memorials may be sent to organization of your choice or the following for A.S. Research: Spondylitis Association of America, 16360 Roscoe Blvd #100, Van Nuys, CA 91406