John Wesley Bailie

1911 - 2000  (88 years)

• Name	John Wesley Bailie
  Birth	16 Aug 1911	Lee Co, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Apr 2000	Lee Co, VA
  	Wesley Bailie, 88, St. Charles, Va., passed away Sunday (April 23, 2000) at Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center in Kingsport. Born in St. Charles, Va., he was the son of the late John Wesley and Alice Newman Bailie. During World War II, he worked for the shipyards in Baltimore, Md. He came back to Lee County and worked in various coal mines for over 40 years and was a member of the Local Union 8761 of U.M.W.A. He was a member of the First Christian Church in St. Charles. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Thomas Earl Bailie; one grandchild, Carla Griffith Kelly; three brothers, Bill, Thurman and Sam; two sisters, Carrie Reach and Georgia Turner. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Lillian Bailie, St. Charles, Va.; one son, Joe Bailie, Eaton, Ohio; three daughters, Joan Griffith, Okeechobee, Fla., Reida Sorah, Atlanta, Ga., Pam Hall, Ewing, Va.; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at St. Charles United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roy Corbin officiating. Mr. Bailie will be taken to the church one hour before services. Burial will follow in Lee Memorial Gardens in Woodway, Va. Pallbearers will be Darrell Sorah Jr., John Sorah, Steven Griffith, Thomas Griffith, Chris Kelly, Mike Sprinkle, Rob Russell and Jack Turner. Sturgill Funeral Home, Pennington Gap, Va. is in charge of arrangements.
  Burial	Lee Co, VA
  	FindAGrave Memorial 92660444
  Person ID	I1123	RidingsHale
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	John Wesley Bailie,   b. 17 Mar 1881, Scott Co, VA d. 29 Jan 1956, Wise Co, VA (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Alice Georgia Newman,   b. 23 Feb 1887, Lee Co, VA d. 11 Oct 1916, Scott Co, VA (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	15 Mar 1905	Lee Co, VA
  Family ID	F321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian Mae Marsee,   b. 29 Sep 1917, Bell Co, KY d. 26 Jul 2008, Gwinnett Co, GA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Bell Co, KY
  Children	1. Joan Bailie,   b. Abt 1937   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Joe Bailie,   b. Abt 1940   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Reida Gale Bailie,   b. Abt 1947   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Thomas Earl Bailie,   b. 30 Jun 1950   d. 19 Jan 1951, Lee Co, VA (Age 0 years)   5. Lana Pamela Bailie,   b. 6 Jan 1953   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  ST. CHARLES, Va. Wesley Bailie, 88, of passed away Sunday (April 23, 2000) at the Holston Valley Hospital and Medical Center in Kingsport. Born in St. Charles, Va., he was the son of the late John Wesley and Alice Newman Bailie. During World War II, he worked for the shipyards in Baltimore, Md. He came back to Lee County and worked in various coal mines for over 40 years and was a member of the Local Union 8761 of U.M.W.A. He was a member of the First Christian Church in St. Charles. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Thomas Earl Bailie; one grandchild, Carla Griffith Kelly; three brothers, Bill, Thurman and Sam; two sisters, Carrie Reach and Georgia Turner. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Lillian Bailie, St. Charles, Va.; one son, Joe Bailie, Eaton, Ohio; three daughters, Joan Griffith, Okeechobee, Fla., Reida Sorah, Atlanta, Ga., Pam Hall, Ewing, Va.; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Calling hours are from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Sturgill Funeral Home in Pennington Gap, Va. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at the St. Charles United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roy Corbin officiating. Mr. Bailie will be taken to the church one hour before services. Burial will follow in Lee Memorial Gardens in Woodway, Va. Pallbearers will be Darrell Sorah Jr., John Sorah, Steven Griffith, Thomas Griffith, Chris Kelly, Mike Sprinkle, Rob Russell and Jack Turner.