James P. Bailey

  • James P. Bailey was born.
  • He married Mary Pegues, daughter of Nicholas T. Pegues and Sophia Rebecca (?).
  • James P. Bailey became a widower at the 31 January 1955 death of his wife Mary Pegues.
  • The following appeared on 4 February 1955 in The Winona Times: Mrs. Mary P. Bailey. Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Pegues Bailey, 56, who died at the Mobile Infirmary, Mobile, Alabama, on January 31, were held at Fairhope, Alabama, February 2 at 10 a. m. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Winona, under the direction of Lee Funeral Home. Rev. Jones Hamilton of Greenwood had charge of graveside rites. [:CR;]      Mrs. Bailey was born October 8, 1898, at Winona, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nick T. Pegues. She was a graduate of Mississippi State College for Women, Columbus, and taught in the elementary schools of Mississippi for a number of years and at Fairhope, Alabama, several years. She was a member of the Episcopal Church. [:CR;]      Survivors include her husband, James P. Bailey; one sister, Mrs. C. C. Harvey, Winona; and five nephews, Clarence, Robert, Joseph and Malcolm Harvey, all of Baton Rouge, La., and Nicholas P. Harvey, Locust Valley, L. I., New York. [:CR;]      Pallbearers were Billy Flowers, Kennedy Bryan, Jr., Joe Hunter, Lloyd K. Moore, Pete Whitehead and B. F. Heath.
  • Last Edited: 2 Mar 2015

Family: Mary Pegues b. 8 October 1898, d. 31 January 1955