MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Fairy Bailey Johnson, 15 Oct 2001
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FAIRY BAILEY JOHNSON

BAKERSVILLE – Fairy Bailey Johnson, 89, of the Toecane community, died Monday, 
October 15, 2001 at her home. She was the daughter of the late Jesse James and 
Minnie Callahan Bailey, and wife of the late John Harris Johnson. She was also 
preceded in death by her sons, Bobby and Alvin Johnson; sisters, Martha Beaver 
and Dora Pierce; and a brother, Joe Bailey. A member of Toecane Baptist 
Church, she was an inspector with Robbins Knitting Mill.
Survivors include a daughter, Iva Lee Laws of Bakersville; a sister, Viola 
Haney of Johnson City, TN; four brothers, Don, Albert, Jim and Emory Bailey, 
all of Johnson City; two grandchildren; one great grandson; and several nieces 
and nephews.
Funeral services were held at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Henline-Hughes 
Funeral Home in Bakersville. Revs. Jack Callahan and Lee Ayers officiated. 
Burial was at 11 a.m. Thursday in Bailey Memorial Cemetery. The family 
received friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.