Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bailey, Clarence G. "Mickey" 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net August 12, 2011, 6:37 pm Portland Review & Observer, 17 Dec 2006 Clarence G. (Mickey) Bailey passed away Dec. 7, 2006 at his residence in Portland at the age of 81. He was born March 3, 1925 in Huntington, West Virginia; the son of Gorma and Minnie Pearl (Byer) Bailey. He entered and served his country in U.S. Army Jan. 11, 1945, to June 30, 1945. He married Beth Lippencott March 24, 1954. They had a son, Michael S. Bailey in 1964. In 1985 Clarence married Esther Goodwin. Mickey worked at Mitchell Bentley, drove a stock truck, worked at Capital Automotive, farmed his land in Sebewa, and retired from Barley-Earhart corporation. He enjoyed winters in Florida, traveling to Alaska and Hawaii. He enjoyed farming, and riding his Honda. Clarence was preceded in death by both his parents, wife, Beth, several aunts and uncles and his granddaughter. Surviving are his wife, Esther; son, Michael (Wilma) Bailey; step daughter, Crystal (Ted) Rux; one sister, Dorothy (Vern) Pifer; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three aunts out of state; and many cousins. Funeral services were held Dec. 12 at the Rosier Funeral Home, Mapes-Fisher Chapel, Sunfield, MI with the Rev. Rick Yancey officiating. The family is being served by the Independent Family Owned Funeral Home in Sunfield: Rosier Funeral Home. For those wishing, contributions may be made to Ionia Area Hospice, or the Kidney foundation, c/o RFH P.O. Box 36 Sunfield, MI 48890. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/bailey16207nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb