Melvin Lee Bailey, 89, has gone home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ after a long bout with prostate cancer. Mr. Bailey died at St. Joseph Regional Hospital, Lewiston, Idaho, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005. He was born August 22, 1916, in Norton County, Kansas to Clarence Earl and Ida Alfretta (Young) Bailey, the oldest of 10 children. He was preceded in death by a sister Mildred, three brothers Virgil "Bill", Don and Elzy, and his wives Claudia Mildred Harris Bailey and Jacqueline Bailey.
Melvin served in the U.S. Navy from 1940 to 1947, aboard the USS Glynn and the USS Craven. He was at Pearl Harbor after the Japanese invasion in December 1941. After his time in the service, he worked on ranches, as a millwright, and in construction of the Shasta Dam in northern California. He continued working in the cattle business after his retirement.
Melvin is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Richard and Nancy Bailey of Lewiston, Idaho; daughter and son-on-law Barbara and Bob Weyand of Eugene, Oregon; grandchildren Zina Mceldowney, Klamath Falls, OR; Roxanne Bailey, Maplewood, Minnesota; Derek Bailey, Lewiston, Idaho, Tina Weyand, Los Angeles, CA; Cheryl Barber, Phoenix, AZ and Karen Weyand, Eugene, OR; and great-grandchildren Michael, Darren, Tanner, Kayla, Logan and Isabella; sister Tressie "Trett" Rogers of Selden, Kansas and four brothers, Clifford Bailey, Alturas, CA; Ernest "Buzz" Bailey, Lincoln, Nebraska; Durward "Dode" Bailey, Klamath Falls, OR and Sam Bailey Young, Chamber, Nebraska, numerous nieces and nephews and dear friends. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Baptist Church, Clarkston, WA, Thursday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. An additional memorial service and burial will be held at Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens, 4711 Highway 39, Klamath Falls, OR on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. Nephew and long-time business partner Lee Bailey will officiate.
Melvin will be sorely missed.
Herald And News, The (Klamath Falls, Ore.)
Thursday, 8 Sept. 2005
Melvin served in the U.S. Navy from 1940 to 1947, aboard the USS Glynn and the USS Craven. He was at Pearl Harbor after the Japanese invasion in December 1941. After his time in the service, he worked on ranches, as a millwright, and in construction of the Shasta Dam in northern California. He continued working in the cattle business after his retirement.
Melvin is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Richard and Nancy Bailey of Lewiston, Idaho; daughter and son-on-law Barbara and Bob Weyand of Eugene, Oregon; grandchildren Zina Mceldowney, Klamath Falls, OR; Roxanne Bailey, Maplewood, Minnesota; Derek Bailey, Lewiston, Idaho, Tina Weyand, Los Angeles, CA; Cheryl Barber, Phoenix, AZ and Karen Weyand, Eugene, OR; and great-grandchildren Michael, Darren, Tanner, Kayla, Logan and Isabella; sister Tressie "Trett" Rogers of Selden, Kansas and four brothers, Clifford Bailey, Alturas, CA; Ernest "Buzz" Bailey, Lincoln, Nebraska; Durward "Dode" Bailey, Klamath Falls, OR and Sam Bailey Young, Chamber, Nebraska, numerous nieces and nephews and dear friends. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Baptist Church, Clarkston, WA, Thursday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. An additional memorial service and burial will be held at Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens, 4711 Highway 39, Klamath Falls, OR on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. Nephew and long-time business partner Lee Bailey will officiate.
Melvin will be sorely missed.
Herald And News, The (Klamath Falls, Ore.)
Thursday, 8 Sept. 2005
Melvin Lee Bailey, 89, has gone home to be with our Lord Jesus Christ after a long bout with prostate cancer. Mr. Bailey died at St. Joseph Regional Hospital, Lewiston, Idaho, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005. He was born August 22, 1916, in Norton County, Kansas to Clarence Earl and Ida Alfretta (Young) Bailey, the oldest of 10 children. He was preceded in death by a sister Mildred, three brothers Virgil "Bill", Don and Elzy, and his wives Claudia Mildred Harris Bailey and Jacqueline Bailey.
Melvin served in the U.S. Navy from 1940 to 1947, aboard the USS Glynn and the USS Craven. He was at Pearl Harbor after the Japanese invasion in December 1941. After his time in the service, he worked on ranches, as a millwright, and in construction of the Shasta Dam in northern California. He continued working in the cattle business after his retirement.
Melvin is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Richard and Nancy Bailey of Lewiston, Idaho; daughter and son-on-law Barbara and Bob Weyand of Eugene, Oregon; grandchildren Zina Mceldowney, Klamath Falls, OR; Roxanne Bailey, Maplewood, Minnesota; Derek Bailey, Lewiston, Idaho, Tina Weyand, Los Angeles, CA; Cheryl Barber, Phoenix, AZ and Karen Weyand, Eugene, OR; and great-grandchildren Michael, Darren, Tanner, Kayla, Logan and Isabella; sister Tressie "Trett" Rogers of Selden, Kansas and four brothers, Clifford Bailey, Alturas, CA; Ernest "Buzz" Bailey, Lincoln, Nebraska; Durward "Dode" Bailey, Klamath Falls, OR and Sam Bailey Young, Chamber, Nebraska, numerous nieces and nephews and dear friends. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Baptist Church, Clarkston, WA, Thursday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. An additional memorial service and burial will be held at Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens, 4711 Highway 39, Klamath Falls, OR on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. Nephew and long-time business partner Lee Bailey will officiate.
Melvin will be sorely missed.
Herald And News, The (Klamath Falls, Ore.)
Thursday, 8 Sept. 2005
Melvin served in the U.S. Navy from 1940 to 1947, aboard the USS Glynn and the USS Craven. He was at Pearl Harbor after the Japanese invasion in December 1941. After his time in the service, he worked on ranches, as a millwright, and in construction of the Shasta Dam in northern California. He continued working in the cattle business after his retirement.
Melvin is survived by his son and daughter-in-law Richard and Nancy Bailey of Lewiston, Idaho; daughter and son-on-law Barbara and Bob Weyand of Eugene, Oregon; grandchildren Zina Mceldowney, Klamath Falls, OR; Roxanne Bailey, Maplewood, Minnesota; Derek Bailey, Lewiston, Idaho, Tina Weyand, Los Angeles, CA; Cheryl Barber, Phoenix, AZ and Karen Weyand, Eugene, OR; and great-grandchildren Michael, Darren, Tanner, Kayla, Logan and Isabella; sister Tressie "Trett" Rogers of Selden, Kansas and four brothers, Clifford Bailey, Alturas, CA; Ernest "Buzz" Bailey, Lincoln, Nebraska; Durward "Dode" Bailey, Klamath Falls, OR and Sam Bailey Young, Chamber, Nebraska, numerous nieces and nephews and dear friends. A memorial service will be held at Trinity Baptist Church, Clarkston, WA, Thursday, Sept. 8 at 11 a.m. An additional memorial service and burial will be held at Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens, 4711 Highway 39, Klamath Falls, OR on Sunday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m. Nephew and long-time business partner Lee Bailey will officiate.
Melvin will be sorely missed.
Herald And News, The (Klamath Falls, Ore.)
Thursday, 8 Sept. 2005
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