Wlliam Edward BAILEY

BAILEY, KEPLER, HALL, BEADLE, OVERHOLSER, FELDMAN, NEVILL

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/8/2011 at 11:45:06

Clearfield Enterprise
Clearfield, Iowa
Thursday, December 13, 1934

OBITUARY ~ WILLIAM EDWARD BAILEY.

William Edward BAILEY, son of A[sa]. C. and Sophia [(KEPLER)] BAILEY, was born in Johnson county, Iowa, on June 1st, 1847, and passed away at the Methodist hospital in St. Joseph, Mo., December 5, 1934 at the age of 87 years, 6 months, 4 days. He was one of a family of twelve children, five of whom survive him: - John H. and Asa, of Diagonal; Milton Z. of Clearfield; Mrs. Anna HALL of Hills, Ia. and Joseph of Riverside, Iowa.

The deceased members of this family are Silas and George BAILEY, Emma BEADLE, Lydia OVERHOLSER, Cora OVERHOLSER, and Nellie FELDMAN.

On the 29th day of January 1874, he was united in marriage to Sarah Cordelia OVERHOLSER, to which union there were born: — two sons, Roy and Walter, both of Clearfield, and a daughter Lola BAILEY NEVILL, deceased.

In 1877 he moved to Ringgold County, and for 42 years resided on his originally purchased farm. In 1919 he moved to Clearfield, where he and his faithful wife Sarah enjoyed their declining years until four years ago, when Mrs. BAILEY passed away. Since that time, he has been faithfully cared for by his granddaughter, Edna BAILEY.

In 1915 he united with the Methodist church of Clearfield and was very faithful in attendance until recent years when his failing health hindered.

He is survived by four brothers and one sister, his two sons, nine grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, many other relatives and a multitude of friends.

The funeral services were held in the Methodist church at 1:30 on Friday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, Rev. John Campbell TURNER. Singing was by a quartette — Mrs. Art CONAWAY, Mrs. A. J. ABARR, E. C. HEATON, and Lyle J. McKELVEY.

The pallbearers were six of his grandsons, Gale, Cecil, Clifford and Forest BAILEY, Loren and Clyde NEVILL. Interment was in Clearfield Cemetery.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2011