Gail Bagby Wakefield, age 69, of Springfield, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at her home. Funeral services will be conducted at 1pm Saturday, December 27th, in the chapel of the Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield, with Bro. Jon Briggs officiating. Burial will follow in Springfield Memorial Gardens with Matthew Franks, Joe Williams, Brad Williams, Randy Aldridge, Devon Vaughn, Maynard Schott, John Winstead and Chad Gregory serving as pallbearers.
Mrs. Wakefield was born in Lynchburg, VA, to the late Elbert Lee Bagby and the late Elizabeth Anne Lawhorne Bagby. She was a Springfield High School graduate, class of 1974. Mrs. Wakefield married her Middle School sweetheart, Gerald, in 1978. She received her Associate Degree in Nursing the University of Tennessee in Martin in 1977, Her Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Huntsville in 1997, and her Master’s Degree from Belmont University in 1999. In her many years in nursing, Gail worked in various departments at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, she worked 3 years at the Children’s clinic in Springfield, spent about 10 years at the Northcrest Care Center and then worked at the Asthma, Allergy and Sinus Center until her retirement in December of 2021. Since her retirement, she and Gerald have been traveling as much as possible and she has been working behind the scenes with the White House Community Volunteer Fire Department and others, helping in writing for federal and private grants.
Gail is survived by her husband of 47 years, Gerald Wakefield; son, Grant (Ana) Wakefield; daughters, Cristina “Thorn” (Evan) Ticer and Ana Wakefield; 5 grandchildren, Aurora, Katarina, Zoey, Dean and Lilliana; brothers, Lee (Beth) Bagby, Jr. and Steve (Sarah) Bagby; and a sister, Darlene (Tommy) Lewis.
Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of these arrangements.
