James “Jim” Hagewood, 80

A memorial service for James “Jim” Marion Hagewood, 80, of Longrun, is planned for 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in the Clinkingbeard Chapel in Gainesville. 

He died at 2:50 a.m. Dec. 6, at Baxter Health in Mountain Home, Arkansas. He was born March 22, 1944, in Jack County, Missouri. On Feb. 27, 1976, he married Bonnie Wolfe Honeycutt, and they enjoyed 48 years of marriage.

Jim worked for Journagan Construction Co. Inc. until he retired. He was a heavy machine operator. He lived in Republic until he and Bonnie married, and together they moved down to Longrun in 2003.

Jim loved bluegrass music and jig dancing. He won first place dancing at a contest in West Plains. He loved taking his granddaughter Heather Honeycutt to play bluegrass when she played in the band "New River,” which toured all over Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee. “Sally Goodin” was Jim’s favorite tune. Another love in his life was his horses.

Jim is survived by his wife Bonnie; one stepdaughter, Theresa (Honeycutt) Nicholl and husband Don; one son, Denny Hagewood and wife Debbie; grandchildren: Heather (Honeycutt) Thorson and her husband Kevin, D.J., Rhiannon Nicholl, Kolten Thorson and future wife Emma Wilson, Kylee Thorson, Gunnar Alexander, Cody Hagewood and Kyle Hagewood; several great-grandchildren; one brother-in-law, Hervil Wolfe and wife Karen; four sisters-in-law: Betty Wolfe, Debbie Falton, Janie Wolfe and Jean Wolfe; and several nieces and nephews.

Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Carlos and Joy Hagewood; father-in-law and mother-in-law Albert and Lucille (Hash) Wolfe; one sister-in-law, Joyce Watson; two brothers-in-law: Jesse Wolfe and Howard Wolfe; three nephews, Bobby Sisney, Michael Sisney and Timmy Wolfe. 

His special friends were Ronnie and Carol Collins, Austin and Glenda Donley, Pastor Robert Hall and his family and special neighbor Justin Burnett and his family.

Cremation services are under the direction of Clinkingbeard Funeral Homes of Gainesville.