Obit of Bailey, Vera Watson (b400) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 28 Oct 2003 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html *========================================================================* USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *========================================================================* Surnames: Bailey, Watson, Baker, Stroud, Kent, Mashburn, Warden Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5580 Services were held for Vera Watson on Friday, October 17, 2003 at 1-:00 a.m. in the Leedey Church of Christ. Interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery, Leedey, Dewey County, Oklahoma under the direction of Shaw Funeral Home of Leedey. Vera Watson was born to O.S. and Grace Watson on May 26, 1924 in Washita County, Oklahoma. She passed from this life on October 14, 2003 at the age of 79 years, 4 months and 18 days. Her early childhood was spent in Washita County where she attended Center School. In 1936 at age 11, her faamily moved to Leedey, Oklahoma where she attended Leedey School until 1939. Vera was united in marriage to J.A. Bailey in December of 1948 and to this union, one son Larry was born. After marriage she continued her education by getting her G.E.D. and graduating from high school. She and J.A. remained in Leedey where she raised her son and drove a school bus for Leedey school system for several years. She was baptized at an early age into the Leedey Church of Christ. In adulthood she became a Sunday School teacher in that same church. She truly enjoyed being with children and driving the school bus to take them to speech, music and other activities. Vera was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, four brothers, Carl, Foy, Troy and Lewis and three sisters, Fannie Bell Baker, Velma Stroug and Dora B. Kent and two brothers-in-law, Loyd Baker and George Stroud. She is survived by her son Larry Bailey of Wichita Falls, Texas; brother Joy Watson and wife Hazel of Oklahoma City; sisters, Bettie Jo Mashburn and husband Fred of Durant, Oklahoma, Vesta J. Warden and husband Vergil of Palm Springs, Califfornia, Icie Mae Watson and husband, Odell of Leedey; sisters-in-law, Mary Watson of Rocky, Fay Watson of Ruston, Louisiana and Janice Watson of Milton, Florida; brother-in-law Dean Kent of Elk City, Oklahoma as well as nieces, nephews and a host of other friends. Memorials can be made to the Leedey Nursing Center. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 23-Oct-2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html