Wallace Henry Bailes

M, (4 May 1913 - September 2001)
     Wallace Henry Bailes was born on 4 May 1913 at West Virginia. He was the son of George Henry Bailes and Enith Mae Tucker. Wallace Henry Bailes married Jannie Hamilton circa 1936. Wallace Henry Bailes died in September 2001 at Oklahoma at age 88 years and 3 months. He was buried in the Floral Haven Cemetery, located in Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
     From Gary R. Hawpe, ed. and Barbara Mills, comp., 'Obituaries - Wallace Henry Bailes,' Van Bibber Pioneers E-Newsletter, Vol. 4 No. 12 (October 2001), p. 14.

WALLACE HENRY BAILES

Macomb resident Wallace Henry Bailes, 88, died Wednesday in Macomb. He was born May 4, 1913, in Spring Branch, W. Va., to George Henry and Anith May (Tucker) Bailes. He married Jannie Hamilton, who preceded him in death in 1993. Bailes retired from the railroad industry in 1952.

     He moved from West Virginia in 1975 and lived in Tulsa for several years before moving to Tecumseh in 1992. He then lived with his wife's granddaughter, Jeanne and William Pope of Macomb.

     He was preceded in death by his wife and parents.

     Survivors include his children, Wilber Bailes, Bonnie Bailes and Enith Mae Bailes, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

     A graveside service was held Thursday in Floral Haven Cemetery of Broken Arrow, OK under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.

Shawnee Online -- Shawnee, Oklahoma -- September 13, 2001.

Children of Wallace Henry Bailes and Jannie Hamilton

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