MISS LILLIAN BAILEY 1896-1916

BAILEY, PHILLIPS, FOWLER

Posted By: STurner
Date: 5/25/2021 at 19:04:50

The Daily Gate City and Constitution-Democrat
Keokuk, Iowa
July 25 1916

HOLD FUNERAL OF
BELFAST WOMAN
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Miss Lillian Bailey Laid to Rest in
the Cemetery at Country
Village, Sunday
Morning.
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WAS BORN IN MISSOURI
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Decedent Had Come to Vicinity as a
Little Child and Had Spent
Most of Her Life There.
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The funeral of Miss Lillian Margaret Bailey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey, was held at the family residence near Belfast, Sunday morning, July 23.

Miss Bailey was born in Clark county, Missouri, November 1, 1896, and lived there with her parents until about six years of age, when they moved to Iowa. She received her education in public schools of this vicinity and resided here until the past year, which she spent in Des Moines, Iowa.

There she pursued and completed a course in dressmaking. Having returned home in March, she reamined (*remained) there until called by death.

About four years ago she united with Bethel A. M. E. church and had lived as a consistent christian since.

Those who survive her are her mother and father, one sister, Mrs. V. Olive Phillips, 1802 Palean street; and six brothers, Oliver E. Bailey, of Fort Madison, Iowa; Harry J. Bailey, George E. Bailey, Theodore R. Bailey, Vernon L. Bailey, Lawrence H. Bailey, all of whom reside at home, and tyo (*two) uncles, George A. Fowler, of Belfast, and Louis R. Fowler, of Stroud, Oklahoma.