Obituary of T C BAILIFF, Crawford County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Cindy McCachern Obituary of T. C. Bailiff Hutsonville (IL) Herald, Friday, 28 January 1938 Rev. T. C. Bailiff Goes to Reward Thomas Chalkly Bailff, son of Thomas and Malinda Bailff was born Sept. 8, 1857 and died Jan. 21, 1938 at the age of 80 years, 4 months and 13 days. August 19, 1883, he was united in marriage to Cassie Sims, who passed on July 11, 1914. When a young man he was converted and united with the New Providence congregation. He felt the call to preach the Gospel and in 1892 he began his ministry. He has been preacher for many churches of Foster Presbytery and one of the most successful ministers in revival meetings. He also held tent meetings over the country whereever the call came bringing the Gospel to many out in the world. Bro. Bailiff was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost and his work will live on in the coming years. He has gone into hundreds of homes to comfort them when bereaved of loved ones. His reward from a financial standpoint was small, often going and paying his own expenses but now is rich toward God. In 1932 he preached a sermon at the Bailiff Church from the same text he preached his first sermon there 40 years before. His life was truly a life of service. He leaves of his family two sisters, Mrs. Malinda Sims of Indianapolis and Mrs. Effie Dehl of Troy, New York and several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends. Twenty-one years ago his niece, Mrs. Lelia Evans came to his home and cared for him till death came. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern