BAGLEY,
ALFRED A. MR.
Obituary
Muskegon Chronicle,
Muskegon, Michigan, 15 February 1960, Page 9
A. A. Bagley Taken
by Death; Formerly Operated Red Rooster.
WHITEHALL – Alfred A. Bagley, who will be
remembered as operator of the Red Rooster store, gas station, and tavern on
Scenic drive from 1925 to 1946, died Saturday at Traverse City. The emblem which identified his place of
business derived from his service in World War I. An American ambulance outfit in which he served was for a time
attached to the French army. Some of
the men who emerged from the Battle of Verdun called themselves the “Cocks of
Verdun” and adopted the rooster as an emblem.
He also saw service with the British in the Boer War in South
Africa. Mr. Bagley became a U. S.
citizen in 1919. * *
* MR. BAGLEY
was born in London, Oct. 12, 1874.
After years as a world traveller and soldier he chose the wooded spot on
Scenic drive about half way to Duck Lake to settle down to a life of
tranquility and peace. He had come to
Michigan in 1920. In 1900 he joined the
Fourth Hussars, Queen Victoria’s own regiment.
He served in South Africa where the British were engaged in warfare with
the Dutch Boers. Following his service
in the British army Bagley travelled over most of Europe, Australia, and
Asia. * *
* MR. BAGLEY
and his wife came to America in 1913, going to Ottawa, Canada. After a brief stay, they came on to
Detroit. Mr. Bagley’s service in World
War I started with organization in May 1914 in Chicago of an ambulance
unit. He applied and was accepted. He participated in the battles of
Montdider-Noyon, Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, Somme, Oise-Aisne,
Ypres-Lys. He had the seven-bar Victory
ribbon. * *
* MR. BAGLEY’S
interesting life story contains another chapter of note—that telling of the
time he was a chauffeur for royalty during the coronation of King George V in
1910. At the time he was with the
Daimler company, Limited, manufacturers of the famous English Daimler
automobile. He became a picked driver
of the car-for-hire department, and such was his popularity with prominent
personages that he was among 20 chosen to chauffeur European royalty during the
activities incident to the coronation that May day in 1910. * *
* MR. BAGLEY
was married to Christina Sutherland in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1908. She died in 1950. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Hannah Stenning, of Montreal;
a brother, Edward, in England; two grandchildren, and two
great-grandchildren. Funeral services
will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Purdy Funeral Home, Whitehall, Rev. Keith A.
Davis, of First Congregational Church, Whitehall, officiating. Burial will be in Speed Cemetery, Fruitland.
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BAGLEY, MR. ALFRED
A., Traverse City, Mich. Services for
Mr. Bagley, age 84, will be held from the Purdy Chapel Tuesday at 2 P.M., Rev.
Keith Davis officiating and the interment in Speed Cemetery, Fruitland
Twp. —Purdy, Whitehall.
Information
donated by Matt Burns
Whitehall Forum,
Whitehall, Michigan, 18 February 1960, Page 5
A. A. Bagley. Funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon at Purdy Funeral Home for Alfred A. Bagley,
colorful British and American war veteran who built the Red Rooster on Scenic
Drive and who for years was a member of veterans fife and drum outfits as a
drummer. He was well known and well
liked here. He had countless stories of
his service with the British army in the Boer War and of driving royalty in
London when he was a representative of the Daimler automobile company. He served with the British in 1900 and
enlisted in the American army after coming to this country in 1914. He was born in London Oct. 12, 1874, and was
married to Christina Sutherland in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1908. She died in 1950. Mr. Bagley came to this area in 1925 and built the gas station
and tavern on the Scenic Drive. He died
Saturday at Traverse City. Rev. Davis
of the Congregational Church, Whitehall, was in charge of the services and
burial was in Speed Cemetery, Fruitland.
Surviving Mr. Bagley are a daughter, Mrs. Hannah Stenning, of Montreal;
a brother, Edward, in England; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
BAGLEY, CHRISTINE MCKAY MRS.
(SUTHERLAND)
Obituary
Muskegon Chronicle,
Muskegon, Michigan, 12 December 1950, Page 2
Mrs. Bagley Dies,
Ran ‘The Rooster’. Mrs.
Alfred A. Bagley, R. R. 1, Whitehall, who with her husband, for 16 years
operated The Rooster, a small store and service station on Scenic Drive, died
yesterday in Hackley Hospital after a long illness. She was 76 years old. The
colorful and popular Muskegon County resident, who made many friends since
coming here 30 years ago, had been in ill health several months. She had been hospitalized 30 days. Both natives of Scotland, Mr. and Mrs.
Bagley came to America from Canada in 1913.
Prior to moving here, they lived in Chicago and at Gull Lake. In 1928 they opened the Scenic drive
business which they operated until their retirement in 1944. The business was sold. The establishment, through the years, was
popular with tourists and local residents.
Mr. Bagley, her husband and only survivors, saw service in the Boer War
and in World War I. While living in
London he served as a chauffeur during the coronation of King George V in
1910. Formerly Miss Christine McKay
Sutherland, she was married to Alfred A. Bagley in Scotland in 1901. She was born in Scotland Nov. 3, 1874.
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BAGLEY, MRS. ALFRED
A., R. 1, Whitehall. The funeral
services for Mrs. Alfred A. Bagley will be held at 2:00 P. M. Thursday at the
Witt Funeral Home, Rev. Donald Skinner officiating. Friends may call at the Witt Funeral Home beginning Wednesday.