Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bailey, Joseph H., 1981 

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JOSEPH HENRY BAILEY 

J.H. BAILEY 

  SUFFOLK - Joseph Henry Bailey, 97, 407 W. Washington St., died Saturday in 
Louise Obici Memorial Hospital.

  Born in Wakefield, he was a member of Main Street Methodist Church. 

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Bowden Bailey; two daughters, Mrs. 
Helen B. Griffin and Mrs. Laura B. Newsome, both of Suffolk, three step-
daughters, Mrs. Emily B. Gingras and Mrs. Florence B. Hines, both of Suffolk, 
and Mrs. Martha B. Oliver of Smithfield; two sons, J. Harvell Bailey of Ivor 
and George Cary Bailey of Virginia Beach; two sisters, Mrs. Virgie B. Lowe 
of Wakefield and Mrs. Bessie B. Lowe of Petersburg; a brother George Bernard 
Bailey of Norfolk, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. 

  A graveside service will be conducted at 3 p.m. today in Rocky Hock United 
Methodist Church Cemetery, Wakefield, by the Rev. James M. Tongue and Rev. 
R.E. Brittle. 

  The family request expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions 
to the Nansemond-Suffolk Rescue Squad or a favorite charity. 

  I.O. Hill & Co. Funeral Home, Suffolk, is in charge. 


Joseph Henry BAILEY, of Suffolk, retired painter, 
b. 27 Jul 1888, Wakefield, Sussex Co., d. 28 Mar 1981, Suffolk, 
interred in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery*, Surry Co., 
   30 Mar 1981, 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Mar. 30, 1981, p. 21 

*Buried with his first wife.  Rocky Hock list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/cemeteries/rockyhk.txt 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #137094132. 

The (donated, 1966) obit of his second wife, 
   Mabel Rosamond (HARVELL) BAILEY, is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b400m18o.txt 

His third wife, Mary Virginia (JONES BOWDEN) BAILEY, 
   is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk - Block G, Lot 148. 
   Cedar Hill list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

His father, George Henry BAILEY, & step-mother are buried in Plot 51B. 

Their Rocky Hock Church memorial is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b400g7ob.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. 

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