Obit of Ocie Eldred Bailey (b400) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Wanda Purcell   <wpurc25758@aol.com> 25 Jan 2001  
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Surnames: Bailey, Allee, Orgain, Howard 

Funeral services for Ocie Eldred Bailey will be conducted from the 
Martin Funeral chapel tuesday, February 24, 1987 at 2 p.m. with Rev. 
Milton Gage officiating. Burial will follow in the Red Hill 
Cemetery, Hammon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.

Mr. Bailey was born in Carthage, Texas on Feburary 27, 1902 and died 
late Saturday, February 21, 1987 in the Roger Mills Memorial 
Hospital at the age of 84. He moved with his family from Texas to 
Roger Mills County when he was 5 years of age. He attended the Pie 
Flat School and lived the rest of his life ranching and farming in 
Roger Mills County. For the past 43 years his home had been just 
west of Strong City. He continued his working life until just 
recently when his health failed him. He was married to Bessie Ruth 
Allee on October 20, 1920 in Elk City and she survives him. Two of 
his greatest joys was coyote hunting and sharing his garden with 
others. He was a member of the Hammon Church of Christ.

Other than his wife he is survived by one son, Ocie Franklin Bailey 
of strong City, and one daughtger, Veneta Mae Orgain, also of Strong 
City; one sister, Neta Howard, of Ft. Worth, Texas; also by six 
grandchildren, six great grandchildren and one great great 
grandchild.

Casket Bearers Clyde Bottom, Kenneth Hay, Gary Scott, Wesley Harden, 
Jr., Bob Cannon and Jack Barton.

Honorary Casket Bearers Glen Clements, John Allen, Claude Parks, 
Paul Lackey, Jessie Allen, Melvin Sasser and Art Scott. 
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