Gentry county Missouri, Obituaries: George Bailey Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by: Don Raymond The Stanberry Headlight, Thursday, March 1, 1951: Wednesday rites for George Bailey: Well known Stanberry resident died Sunday night at home; was a bridge foreman: George W. Bailey, retired Wabash Railroad Co. bridge foreman and a well known Stanberry resident, died suddenly about 7:30 o'clock Sunday night at his home here. Bailey, who suffered a stroke about 11 years ago, had been in his usual state of health until the fatal attack. Funeral services were held for him yesterday afternoon at the First Christian church here, with the Rev. Charles R. Hagee, the pastor, officiating. Burial was in the High Ridge cemetery. (NOTE: see obituary of Mrs. George Bailey .. funeral held on Thursday) A native of the Island City community, much of this active life had been spent there and in Stanberry. He entered the employ of the Wabash as a bridge carpenter in 1910, and later became a bridge foreman with the company. Among the more important pieces of work he was employed on by the Wabash, was the wrecking of the old Eads bridge after the completion of the new bridge over the Mississippi river at St. Louis. He was the son of the late James and Hester A. Bailey, and was born April 26, 1876, near Island City. Had he lived until Next April 26, he would have been 75 years old. The family lived for a few years in Nebraska, but later returned to the Island City vicinity, where he was married to Mrs. Tressa Gillett in 1902. She die about 45 years ago. On June 16, 1928, he was married to Mrs. Lottie Collier in Council Bluffs, Ia., and they made their home there until they came to Stanberry nearly 19 years ago. Since that time Stanberry has been their home. In early life he united with the Island City Christian church and never transferred his membership from that church. He is survived by his wife of the home; three daughter, who are Mrs. John Messner, Mrs. Lee Graves and Mrs. Leland Boatwright, all of Stanberry; two daughters by his first marriage; they are Mrs. Grace DuVal of Richmond, Mo., and Mrs. Electa McNeill, of Graham, Mo.; two step-children, who are, Mrs. Overlin Arnburg and Richard Collier, of Omaha, Neb.; two sisters, who are, Mrs. Josephine Macey, of Ogallala, Neb., and Mrs. Florence Johnson, of Stanberry; two step-children, Mrs. Ada Angle of King City and Harvey Gillett of St. Joseph; six grandchildren, other relatives and friends.