Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bailey, W. Orman, 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ DEATH OF C. W. BAILEY. _________ Passed Away Thursday In Isle of Wight-Windsor Notes. WINDSOR, VA., May 23.-(Special).- Mr. Ormond Bailey, son of Mr. C. W. Bailey, died yesterday afternoon, at the family residence, aged 20 years. His health had been poor for some time, but his fatal illness began on Tuesday. He was not considered ill until Wednesday, the day before he died. The funeral was held at Mt. Carmel Christian church, at three o'clock this afternoon. There are special prayer and revival services going on at the Academy after the school hours. There are now only about three or four in the entire school of about ninety pupils who are not Christians. Rev. Dr. Deans is conducting the meetings and much in- terest is manifested. Miss Nannie Jane Beale, of Franklin, spent yesterday in our town. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Saunders spent yesterday in Suffolk. Mrs. T. J. Marshall, of Isle of Wight Courthouse, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Andrews. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Eley, of Berkeley, have moved here to reside. Little Margaret Allen, who has been quite sick at her grandfather's, Rev. W. E. Allen, was carried to her home in Wakefield yesterday. [William Orman BAILEY, d. 22 May 1902, age 19, bd. Windsor Cemetery, 23 May 1902, "The Richmond (VA) Dispatch," 23 May 1902, p. 5, col. 4. The Library of Congress, Digital Collections, Historical Newspapers - "Chronicling America" project: http://www.loc.gov/chroniclingamerica/lccn/SN85038614/1902-05-24/ed-1/seq-2 downloaded file: N67866pdfFile.pdf] [file transcribed by Matt Harris (Zoobug64@aol.com)] [The Isle of Wight County Historical Society's Gravesite Survey Taskforce (http://www.iwchs.com/GSSTF_documents.html) gives the following tombstone inscription: "WILLIAM ORMAN BAILEY Son of C.W. & I.V. BAILEY Born Dec. 18, 1882 Died May 22, 1902 He Sleeps, But His Example Still Remains As Fresh As When Among Us Here He Trod While His Immortal Spirit Chants Sweet Strains And Glad Hosannas ‘Round The Throne of God"]