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Show W. Bailey succumbs William Halver "Hal" Bailey, 69, of 1345 E. Oakmont Lane, Fruit Heights, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1987 at his home of cancer. He was born Nov. 23, 1918 in North Ogden, a son of Hyrum Smith and Mary Jane Brown Bailey. He married Mary Ellen Slaughter Slaugh-ter April 7, 1943 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They were later divorced. di-vorced. He married Geneva Evelyn Cathey Dec. 16, 1973 in the Manti LDS Temple. He was an active member of the Fruit Heights LDS 3rd Ward, and had served as bishop of the Sunset 1st Ward for seven years. He and his wife served in the Australia Adelaide Mission from December 1985 to January 1987. They completed com-pleted their mission at the Jordan River LDS Temple May 29. 1987. They were ordinance workers at the Ogden LDS Temple. He attended Weber High School and Weber College. He attended two years at Utah State University where he studied engineering. He served in the U.S.'Air Force and was at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. He was awarded the Distinguished Disting-uished Flying Cross, and the Army Air Medal for his extraordinary achievement in the Pacific Theater. He served on the Sunset City Council for two consecutive terms, and worked for Mountain States Telephone Company as an outside plant engineer for 3 1 years, retiring in 1982. He enjoyed water and snow skiing, motorcycling, yard work and flying. Surviving are his widow of Fruit Heights, one son and three daughters, daugh-ters, David H. Bailey, Roy; Tamara E. Johansson, Jody Eby, both of Salt Lake City; Maurie McKenzie, Sierra Vista, Ariz. ; one stepson and two stepdaughters, Michael J. Bennett Jr., Patricia L. Jacobus, and Noreen K. DeHart, all of Magna; and 20 grandchildren. Also surviving are one brother WILLIAM HALVER 'HAL' BAILEY and one sister, Carl Hyrum Bailey, Boise, Ida.; and Ruby Bailey Skeen, Taylor. Services were held Sept. 11 in , the Fruit Heights Stake" Center, with Bishop David C. Home officiating. offi-ciating. Funeral directors, Myers Layton Mortuary. Family prayer was offered by David H. Bailey; prelude, Anella Baldwin; invocation, Olaf Johansson; Johans-son; "I Stand All Amazed" by Trevor Tre-vor and Sharilyn Christiansen; speaker, Bishop David C. Home; "Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant" by Amber Johansson; speaker, David H. Bailey; "How Great Thou Art" by the Fruit Heights 3rd Ward Choir; benediction, Dan Eby. Dedication of the grave was by Olaf Johansson with interment in the Ben Lomond (North Ogden) Cemetery. Military honors were accorded by VFW Color Guard. Pallbearers were Branden Bailey, Brett Bailey, John DeHart, Dan Eby, Carl Bailey, Don Peterson, Peter-son, Wayne Powers and Ryan Sa-gers. |
