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James Monroe “Jim” Bailey

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James Monroe “Jim” Bailey

Birth
Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Death
12 Jun 1925 (aged 88)
Mount Hope, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Charleston Gazette June 14, 1925, page 1

PET BULL GORES FARMER TO DEATH
J. M. Bailey, Well Known in Southern West Virginia, Dies
from Injuries When Struck by Animal

MOUNT HOPE, June 13. - J. M. Bailey, aged 88 years, widely known throughout southern West Virginia, was killed by a pet bull on his farm near here yesterday. The bull had been a pet of the aged man for several years and was only "playing" with Mr. Bailey when a too violent blow with his head knocked the 88-year-old man to the ground, causing injuries which resulted in death.
Surviving are two sons. Dr. C. T. Bailey, Hount Hope, and Frank M. Bailey, Huntington. Also three daughters, Mrs. J. R. Montgomery, Mount Hope, Mrs. T. A. Warden, Beckley and Mrs. John Williams, Beckley.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the Bailey cemetery at Cranberry. (Thanks to an anonymous contributor for the obit).
Charleston Gazette June 14, 1925, page 1

PET BULL GORES FARMER TO DEATH
J. M. Bailey, Well Known in Southern West Virginia, Dies
from Injuries When Struck by Animal

MOUNT HOPE, June 13. - J. M. Bailey, aged 88 years, widely known throughout southern West Virginia, was killed by a pet bull on his farm near here yesterday. The bull had been a pet of the aged man for several years and was only "playing" with Mr. Bailey when a too violent blow with his head knocked the 88-year-old man to the ground, causing injuries which resulted in death.
Surviving are two sons. Dr. C. T. Bailey, Hount Hope, and Frank M. Bailey, Huntington. Also three daughters, Mrs. J. R. Montgomery, Mount Hope, Mrs. T. A. Warden, Beckley and Mrs. John Williams, Beckley.
Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in the Bailey cemetery at Cranberry. (Thanks to an anonymous contributor for the obit).


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