Douglas-Dodge-Lowndes County GaArchives Obituaries.....Minza Leonard Bailey March 13 1944 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Helena Shreve ElusiveShreves@yahoo.com February 17, 2004, 12:46 pm Eastman Newspaper Eastman Newspaper dated March 16, 1944: M L Bailey, 77, resident of Eastman many years ago, died at his home in Valdosta March 13th following a three-months illness. He was a native of Wilkinson County. He resided in Miami, Fla, 18 years where he was a produce dealer. Funeral services were conducted at Mt. Horeb Baptist Church March 14 by Rev R G P McKinnonw. Songs were sung by J W Dunn, H H Peacock and Mr and Mrs J E Conley. Casket bearers were Robert L Pipkin, P D Fordham, Edgar Fordham, J M Hamlin, W J Dunlay and S F Johnson. Burial was in Bowers Cemetery. Surviving are: daughers, Mrs O W Middleton, **Mrs E C Griner, Mrs I D Jones, Mrs Walter Jump, Mrs Eloise Tharpe; six sons, M L Bailey, Jr., Gratin Bailey, Alton, Renau, Wendell and Herbert Bailey; one brother E E Bailey of Dodge County. Additional Comments: Minza Leonard Bailey was first married to Lillie Belle DRAKE, their children were: Grover Menza Bailey, Lillie Merle (Sis) BAILEY Sumter, Mary Mildred (Mib) BAILEY Griner, Marcus Leonard (Bud) Bailey. His second wife was Bertie V. STRANGE Bailey, their children were: Alton Davis Bailey, Annie Mary BAILEY, Bertie Claire BAILEY Jones, Edith Rosamond BAILEY Devane, Evelyn Maud BAILEY, Herbert Strange Bailey, Wendall Ray Bailey, William Gratin Bailey & Linton Renau (Bill) Bailey. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb