More detail on this person: George Newton
Bailey Jr., 74, of Possum Kingdom Lake died
Thursday, April 12, 2007, at his home after a
courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services
will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, April 15, in Morrison
Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Gary Tull of
First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will
follow in Veale Creek Cemetery under the direction
of Morrison Funeral Home.
Mr. Bailey was born Oct. 29, 1932, in Breckenridge
to the late George Newton and Nancy Rachael
(Granny) Bailey.
He served his country honorably as a member of
the United States Marine Corps, rising from the
enlisted ranks to retire as a Lt. Colonel after 20
years of service. He served two tours in Vietnam,
the first as a helicopter pilot and the second as
an F-4 Phantom fighter pilot. For his bravery
during this time, he was awarded, among many
other awards and medals, the Distinguished Flying
Cross and the Bronze Star. However, when asked
by his children what was his most proud
accomplishment during his military career, he
responded "I led my men home safely."
After retiring from the military in Hawaii in
1973, he became a commercial pilot for Royal
Hawaiian Airlines. In 1979, he returned to his
home at Possum Kingdom Lake to run the family
business, Bailey's Camp, until the end of 2004.
Mr. Bailey was a founding member and president of
the Board of Directors of Possum Kingdom Water
Supply Corporation from 1992-2004. In honor of his
leadership and service, the plant is named the
George N. Bailey Jr. Water Treatment Plant.
We love him dearly and will miss him. He will
remain forever in our hearts.
Mr. Bailey is survived by his five children, Laura
Sequeira and husband David of Puyallup Wash.,
Joan Wilson and husband James of North Richland
Hills, Mary Kramer and husband Layne of Graham,
George N. Bailey III of Hillsboro, Ore., Robert
Bailey and Sherie of Colorado Springs, Colo. and
Johnny Gilmore (who was like a son to him) of
Possum Kingdom Lake; brother, Jowell Bailey of
Possum Kingdom Lake; 11 loving grandchildren,
Leslie, Todd, Jenny, Blake, Dustin, Chris, Steven,
Craig, Philip, Kaitlin and Wyatt; two great
grandchildren, Kylie and Clover; niece, Karen; and
nephew, Mark.
Memorials may be made to Graham Regional
Hospice, 523 Elm St., Graham, Texas 76450 in
gratitude for their services or Possum Kingdom
Westside Volunteer Fire/EMS Services, HC 74 Box
417, Graham, Texas 76450, for which he had been
a volunteer firefighter.
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