WASHINGTON COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Hiram Love Bailey, 24 Oct 2003 ----¤¤¤---- HIRAM LOVE BAILEY GRAY, TN - Hiram Love Bailey, 89, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003 in the James H. Quillen VA Medical Center. He was the son of the late James D. and Essie Bailey. He was also preceded in death by an infant son, Frankie Bailey, two brothers and three sisters. A WWII Army veteran, he was retired a retired mechanic with Hoover Ball. He was a member of Erwin Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Rachel Peters Bailey of the home; five sons, Carl Bailey of Johnson City, TN, Luther (Joe) and Alvin Bailey, both of Gray, and Jess and Raymond Bailey, both of Erwin, TN; three daughters, Virginia Bailey and Hazel Jeter, both of Gray, and Marie Nave of Blountville, TN; a step brother, Milton Cole of Bakersville; 22 grandchildren; and several great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 8 p.m. Monday at Erwin Christ of Christ. Revs. Clayton Winters, Phillip Mullins and Dan Bailey officiated. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Roselawn Memory Gardens in Johnson City. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at the church. Erwin Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mitchell News-Journal 10/29/03 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------