Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1923-03-14
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OBITUARY-CHARLES BAILEY

S. Charles Bailey, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. A. Bailey, was born on
March 2, 1888, in the township of Po-
tosi and grew to manhood in that vi
cinity.
The greater part of his life was
spent on the Bailey farms managed in
late years by himself and brother G..
Alex. His interest in the way Of
others farmed and his love Of travel
urged him to occasionally make a few
months from his work to make a trip
through other parts of the country
In 1908 his father and and he took a
carload of stock to Texas, making the
trip in an immigrant car, where they
remained for year. During the year
1919 he, together with other members
of the family, made a trip in their car
to Colorado; and on the 22nd day of
August 1922, he, in company with
father and mother left in their car
for the Western coast. The route out
was through the Dakotas, the Yellow
stone Park, Salt Lake City and enter
ing California from the north they
stopped at Stockton visiting Lester
Westing, from there to Linden, where
they stayed a few days with the
Frank Mills family, then to Santa
Cruz to visit Henry Westirg, also
Jacob Westing at Oakland. Finally
reaching Long Beach, where they
spent several pleasant weeks. Mr..
Bailey having returned home by rail,
Charles and his mother on February
LIST, started on their hOmeward trip in
company with the Elmer Davis family
of Iowa, who were also travelling by
car. They were planning to return
by a southern route through Texas,
then to Nebraska and thence home.
The weather being pleasant, the roads
good and having no car trouble, the
coast trip south to San Diego was
very enjoyable. Here, however,
Charles was taken sick on Feb. 1. But
as he seemed to have recovered the
next day they resumed their journey
and travelled as far as CaleXicO. In
this place he was again taken sick
and the attending physician diagnOs-
ing his trouble as Spanish Influenza
advised taking him back to FL Centre,
where there was hospital. This was
done and though he was given every
possible attention pneumonia soon
followed the influenza, then pleurisy
with other complications set in and he
came to his death on Feb. %, twenty
days after entering the hospital. Upon
hearing of Charles serious illness, his
brother hurried to Ell Centre, where
he and their faithful mother remained
with him until his death.
Not only was the death of this cor
dial, friendly and considerate young
man a shock to the family, but to the
relatives and friends as we'll 1t is
with no little feeling that those who
knew him parted with this life.
The remains were brought back to
Lancaster for burial and the funeral
services were held from the home Of
the parents Feb. %, Rev. Louis F. Ar
helger officiating Interment made at
Hillside cemetery. The men living on
the farms in which Charles Bailey
was interested acted as pail bearers.
The sympathy Of the whole commu-
nifty goes out to the Bailey family in
their great loss.
A. FRIEND.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express to our friends
our sincere appreciation for the low
ing floral tributes and their many
kind expressions of sympathy for our
dear son and brother.
Geo. A. Bailey and Family.