David Henry Clay Bailey, 85, of Glen Daniel, formerly of Packsville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 13, 2011, following a long illness.
He was born August 10, 1925, in Flat Ridge, Grayson County, Va. He was the son of the late Beachum T. Bailey and Della M. Bailey of Marion, Va.
Mr. Bailey was a retired coal miner and a member of the UMWA. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy on an LCT 607 ship. During the war, he participated in the campaigns in North Africa and France, landed on the Omaha Beach in Normandy, and also served in England.
He attended the Fairdale Baptist Church.
He loved and enjoyed life, the outdoors, gardening, mowing, weed-eating, lawnmower repairs, and enjoyed helping others. He loved everybody and was greatly loved by his family and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother and dad; stepmother, Alma Bailey; his wife, Helen Bailey; brothers, Ray Anderson and Jesse Bailey; sisters, Barbara Duncan, Alma Byrd and Mona Thomas; and a grandson, William David Ramsey.
He will be remembered by his loving daughter, his caretaker, Linda Ramsey and husband, Jerry, of Beckley; three sons, David Bailey and wife, Peggy, of Whitesville, Charles Bailey and wife, Sissy, of Dameron and Jerry Bailey and wife, Margaret, of Crab Orchard; his special friend, Hazel Webb of Glen Daniel; two sisters, Hazel Ramey of Pardeeville, Wisconsin, and Juanita Taylor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; one granddaughter, Kimberly Gill and husband, Danny, of Crab Orchard; six grandsons, Jerry Bailey and wife, Nicky, of Mount Hope, Jay Ramsey and wife, Jeannie, of Beckley, Doug Ramsey and, Mary Beth, of Glade Springs, Tony Bailey and wife, Tonya, of Charleston, Jonnathan Bailey and wife, Colleen, of Beckley and Billy Bailey and wife, Heather, of Sylvester; nine great-grandchildren, Brittany and Justin Bailey of Mount Hope, Samuel and Sydney Gill of Crab Orchard, Bryce Hylton and Nathan Ramsey of Beckley, Brooklyn Bailey of Beckley, Morgan Bailey of Charleston and Grant Bailey of Sylvester.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 16, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Dean Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with military rites.
He was born August 10, 1925, in Flat Ridge, Grayson County, Va. He was the son of the late Beachum T. Bailey and Della M. Bailey of Marion, Va.
Mr. Bailey was a retired coal miner and a member of the UMWA. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy on an LCT 607 ship. During the war, he participated in the campaigns in North Africa and France, landed on the Omaha Beach in Normandy, and also served in England.
He attended the Fairdale Baptist Church.
He loved and enjoyed life, the outdoors, gardening, mowing, weed-eating, lawnmower repairs, and enjoyed helping others. He loved everybody and was greatly loved by his family and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother and dad; stepmother, Alma Bailey; his wife, Helen Bailey; brothers, Ray Anderson and Jesse Bailey; sisters, Barbara Duncan, Alma Byrd and Mona Thomas; and a grandson, William David Ramsey.
He will be remembered by his loving daughter, his caretaker, Linda Ramsey and husband, Jerry, of Beckley; three sons, David Bailey and wife, Peggy, of Whitesville, Charles Bailey and wife, Sissy, of Dameron and Jerry Bailey and wife, Margaret, of Crab Orchard; his special friend, Hazel Webb of Glen Daniel; two sisters, Hazel Ramey of Pardeeville, Wisconsin, and Juanita Taylor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; one granddaughter, Kimberly Gill and husband, Danny, of Crab Orchard; six grandsons, Jerry Bailey and wife, Nicky, of Mount Hope, Jay Ramsey and wife, Jeannie, of Beckley, Doug Ramsey and, Mary Beth, of Glade Springs, Tony Bailey and wife, Tonya, of Charleston, Jonnathan Bailey and wife, Colleen, of Beckley and Billy Bailey and wife, Heather, of Sylvester; nine great-grandchildren, Brittany and Justin Bailey of Mount Hope, Samuel and Sydney Gill of Crab Orchard, Bryce Hylton and Nathan Ramsey of Beckley, Brooklyn Bailey of Beckley, Morgan Bailey of Charleston and Grant Bailey of Sylvester.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 16, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Dean Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with military rites.
David Henry Clay Bailey, 85, of Glen Daniel, formerly of Packsville, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 13, 2011, following a long illness.
He was born August 10, 1925, in Flat Ridge, Grayson County, Va. He was the son of the late Beachum T. Bailey and Della M. Bailey of Marion, Va.
Mr. Bailey was a retired coal miner and a member of the UMWA. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy on an LCT 607 ship. During the war, he participated in the campaigns in North Africa and France, landed on the Omaha Beach in Normandy, and also served in England.
He attended the Fairdale Baptist Church.
He loved and enjoyed life, the outdoors, gardening, mowing, weed-eating, lawnmower repairs, and enjoyed helping others. He loved everybody and was greatly loved by his family and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother and dad; stepmother, Alma Bailey; his wife, Helen Bailey; brothers, Ray Anderson and Jesse Bailey; sisters, Barbara Duncan, Alma Byrd and Mona Thomas; and a grandson, William David Ramsey.
He will be remembered by his loving daughter, his caretaker, Linda Ramsey and husband, Jerry, of Beckley; three sons, David Bailey and wife, Peggy, of Whitesville, Charles Bailey and wife, Sissy, of Dameron and Jerry Bailey and wife, Margaret, of Crab Orchard; his special friend, Hazel Webb of Glen Daniel; two sisters, Hazel Ramey of Pardeeville, Wisconsin, and Juanita Taylor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; one granddaughter, Kimberly Gill and husband, Danny, of Crab Orchard; six grandsons, Jerry Bailey and wife, Nicky, of Mount Hope, Jay Ramsey and wife, Jeannie, of Beckley, Doug Ramsey and, Mary Beth, of Glade Springs, Tony Bailey and wife, Tonya, of Charleston, Jonnathan Bailey and wife, Colleen, of Beckley and Billy Bailey and wife, Heather, of Sylvester; nine great-grandchildren, Brittany and Justin Bailey of Mount Hope, Samuel and Sydney Gill of Crab Orchard, Bryce Hylton and Nathan Ramsey of Beckley, Brooklyn Bailey of Beckley, Morgan Bailey of Charleston and Grant Bailey of Sylvester.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 16, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Dean Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with military rites.
He was born August 10, 1925, in Flat Ridge, Grayson County, Va. He was the son of the late Beachum T. Bailey and Della M. Bailey of Marion, Va.
Mr. Bailey was a retired coal miner and a member of the UMWA. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the U.S. Navy on an LCT 607 ship. During the war, he participated in the campaigns in North Africa and France, landed on the Omaha Beach in Normandy, and also served in England.
He attended the Fairdale Baptist Church.
He loved and enjoyed life, the outdoors, gardening, mowing, weed-eating, lawnmower repairs, and enjoyed helping others. He loved everybody and was greatly loved by his family and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his mother and dad; stepmother, Alma Bailey; his wife, Helen Bailey; brothers, Ray Anderson and Jesse Bailey; sisters, Barbara Duncan, Alma Byrd and Mona Thomas; and a grandson, William David Ramsey.
He will be remembered by his loving daughter, his caretaker, Linda Ramsey and husband, Jerry, of Beckley; three sons, David Bailey and wife, Peggy, of Whitesville, Charles Bailey and wife, Sissy, of Dameron and Jerry Bailey and wife, Margaret, of Crab Orchard; his special friend, Hazel Webb of Glen Daniel; two sisters, Hazel Ramey of Pardeeville, Wisconsin, and Juanita Taylor of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; one granddaughter, Kimberly Gill and husband, Danny, of Crab Orchard; six grandsons, Jerry Bailey and wife, Nicky, of Mount Hope, Jay Ramsey and wife, Jeannie, of Beckley, Doug Ramsey and, Mary Beth, of Glade Springs, Tony Bailey and wife, Tonya, of Charleston, Jonnathan Bailey and wife, Colleen, of Beckley and Billy Bailey and wife, Heather, of Sylvester; nine great-grandchildren, Brittany and Justin Bailey of Mount Hope, Samuel and Sydney Gill of Crab Orchard, Bryce Hylton and Nathan Ramsey of Beckley, Brooklyn Bailey of Beckley, Morgan Bailey of Charleston and Grant Bailey of Sylvester.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 16, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Beckley, with the Rev. Dean Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with military rites.
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