ADVANCE – Mr. John Melvin Bailey, 87, formerly of the Fork community, died Saturday, April 12, 2014, at his home.
He was born October 29, 1926, in Davie County, to the late Samuel L. and Ethel Foster Bailey and attended Shady Grove Elementary School.
Mr. Bailey was a member of Fork Baptist Church where he served as Chairman of Cemetery Committee and Intermediate Department Assistant. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany after World War II. Mr. Bailey became self-employed after service, eventually owning and operating a chain of service stations and a home heating oil company in Davie and Davidson County. Mr. Bailey was involved in numerous organizations, which included: Charter member and Fire Chief of Fork Volunteer Fire Department, Charter member and President of Fork Civic Club, county commissioner and chairman, BB&T Board of Director, Board of Elections member, FHA Board member, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Davie Co Health Department Board of Directors, Davie Co Board of Elections Advisory Board member, Triad Council of Government, Fork Recreation Center Trustee, Davie County/Duke Power Company liaison, Yadkin Valley Telephone Co Nominating Committee, Crescent Electric Company Nominating Committee, Classic Thunderbird Club International and Tarheel Classic Thunderbird Club lifetime member and past president. Mr. Bailey was a 2-time cancer survivor and courageous battler of Parkinson 's disease
He was a Little League coach and an avid Boston Red Sox fan. Mr. Bailey enjoyed classic car restoration, classic auto shows and family gatherings
Survivors include his wife, Vivian Markland Bailey of the home; two sons, J.R. 'Randy' Bailey and wife, Donna of Wake Forest and Mark Bailey and wife, Debbi; two grandsons, Mark Brandon Bailey and Sean Emilson Bailey; five great-grandchildren, all of Canton, GA; and a brother, Jim Bailey of Davie County.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 17, at Eaton Funeral Chapel, Mocksville with the Rev. Robert Garrett officiating. Interment will follow in Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Mocksville.
Source Citation: Eaton Funeral Home
He was born October 29, 1926, in Davie County, to the late Samuel L. and Ethel Foster Bailey and attended Shady Grove Elementary School.
Mr. Bailey was a member of Fork Baptist Church where he served as Chairman of Cemetery Committee and Intermediate Department Assistant. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany after World War II. Mr. Bailey became self-employed after service, eventually owning and operating a chain of service stations and a home heating oil company in Davie and Davidson County. Mr. Bailey was involved in numerous organizations, which included: Charter member and Fire Chief of Fork Volunteer Fire Department, Charter member and President of Fork Civic Club, county commissioner and chairman, BB&T Board of Director, Board of Elections member, FHA Board member, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Davie Co Health Department Board of Directors, Davie Co Board of Elections Advisory Board member, Triad Council of Government, Fork Recreation Center Trustee, Davie County/Duke Power Company liaison, Yadkin Valley Telephone Co Nominating Committee, Crescent Electric Company Nominating Committee, Classic Thunderbird Club International and Tarheel Classic Thunderbird Club lifetime member and past president. Mr. Bailey was a 2-time cancer survivor and courageous battler of Parkinson 's disease
He was a Little League coach and an avid Boston Red Sox fan. Mr. Bailey enjoyed classic car restoration, classic auto shows and family gatherings
Survivors include his wife, Vivian Markland Bailey of the home; two sons, J.R. 'Randy' Bailey and wife, Donna of Wake Forest and Mark Bailey and wife, Debbi; two grandsons, Mark Brandon Bailey and Sean Emilson Bailey; five great-grandchildren, all of Canton, GA; and a brother, Jim Bailey of Davie County.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 17, at Eaton Funeral Chapel, Mocksville with the Rev. Robert Garrett officiating. Interment will follow in Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Mocksville.
Source Citation: Eaton Funeral Home
ADVANCE – Mr. John Melvin Bailey, 87, formerly of the Fork community, died Saturday, April 12, 2014, at his home.
He was born October 29, 1926, in Davie County, to the late Samuel L. and Ethel Foster Bailey and attended Shady Grove Elementary School.
Mr. Bailey was a member of Fork Baptist Church where he served as Chairman of Cemetery Committee and Intermediate Department Assistant. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany after World War II. Mr. Bailey became self-employed after service, eventually owning and operating a chain of service stations and a home heating oil company in Davie and Davidson County. Mr. Bailey was involved in numerous organizations, which included: Charter member and Fire Chief of Fork Volunteer Fire Department, Charter member and President of Fork Civic Club, county commissioner and chairman, BB&T Board of Director, Board of Elections member, FHA Board member, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Davie Co Health Department Board of Directors, Davie Co Board of Elections Advisory Board member, Triad Council of Government, Fork Recreation Center Trustee, Davie County/Duke Power Company liaison, Yadkin Valley Telephone Co Nominating Committee, Crescent Electric Company Nominating Committee, Classic Thunderbird Club International and Tarheel Classic Thunderbird Club lifetime member and past president. Mr. Bailey was a 2-time cancer survivor and courageous battler of Parkinson 's disease
He was a Little League coach and an avid Boston Red Sox fan. Mr. Bailey enjoyed classic car restoration, classic auto shows and family gatherings
Survivors include his wife, Vivian Markland Bailey of the home; two sons, J.R. 'Randy' Bailey and wife, Donna of Wake Forest and Mark Bailey and wife, Debbi; two grandsons, Mark Brandon Bailey and Sean Emilson Bailey; five great-grandchildren, all of Canton, GA; and a brother, Jim Bailey of Davie County.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 17, at Eaton Funeral Chapel, Mocksville with the Rev. Robert Garrett officiating. Interment will follow in Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Mocksville.
Source Citation: Eaton Funeral Home
He was born October 29, 1926, in Davie County, to the late Samuel L. and Ethel Foster Bailey and attended Shady Grove Elementary School.
Mr. Bailey was a member of Fork Baptist Church where he served as Chairman of Cemetery Committee and Intermediate Department Assistant. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany after World War II. Mr. Bailey became self-employed after service, eventually owning and operating a chain of service stations and a home heating oil company in Davie and Davidson County. Mr. Bailey was involved in numerous organizations, which included: Charter member and Fire Chief of Fork Volunteer Fire Department, Charter member and President of Fork Civic Club, county commissioner and chairman, BB&T Board of Director, Board of Elections member, FHA Board member, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Davie Co Health Department Board of Directors, Davie Co Board of Elections Advisory Board member, Triad Council of Government, Fork Recreation Center Trustee, Davie County/Duke Power Company liaison, Yadkin Valley Telephone Co Nominating Committee, Crescent Electric Company Nominating Committee, Classic Thunderbird Club International and Tarheel Classic Thunderbird Club lifetime member and past president. Mr. Bailey was a 2-time cancer survivor and courageous battler of Parkinson 's disease
He was a Little League coach and an avid Boston Red Sox fan. Mr. Bailey enjoyed classic car restoration, classic auto shows and family gatherings
Survivors include his wife, Vivian Markland Bailey of the home; two sons, J.R. 'Randy' Bailey and wife, Donna of Wake Forest and Mark Bailey and wife, Debbi; two grandsons, Mark Brandon Bailey and Sean Emilson Bailey; five great-grandchildren, all of Canton, GA; and a brother, Jim Bailey of Davie County.
A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 17, at Eaton Funeral Chapel, Mocksville with the Rev. Robert Garrett officiating. Interment will follow in Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Mocksville.
Source Citation: Eaton Funeral Home
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