Edward Arnold Bailey and Florence (Rape) Bailey moved to West Texas from near Dublin, Texas sometime between 1911 and 1912. My father was a carpenter foreman on the railroad which was built into Roaring Springs and worked on the depot. Sometime after that we moved from Roaring Springs to Plainview, Texas or rather to Running Water Texas, which was on Running Water draw some 25-39 miles west of Plainview. We lived on a ranch there until the fall of 1918 when we returned to Roaring Springs or near there for some time and then to Spur where we farmed in the Steel Hill Community. One of my closest friends there was the late Marion Jordan who attended the country school there.My father, Ed Bailey, worked at a cotton gin as bookkeeper, Keller Hardware Store as retail clerk and bookkeeper. My mother, Florence Bailey, worked as a cook during the war years at Nichols Sanitarium in downtown Spur. My aunt, Lillian Rape, was a long time nurse there and is at this time a resident of the nursing home there.
...written in part by John H. BaileySource: Dickens County History...its Land and People © Dickens Historical Commission; Printer: Craftsman Inc. Lubbock, Texas 1986
Funeral services were held Saturday at the First Methoidst church for Edward Arnold Bailey, 82, who died of a stroke in Spur Memorial Hosptial on June 2.Rev. John Rakestraw officiated.
Mr. Bailey first came to Dickens County in 1920 where he resided at Steel Hill. He moved here from Motley Co. He was a member of the Methodist church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Florence Bailey, three sons, John H. Bailey of Bismark, ND; Raymond Bailey, Spur and R.D. Bailey of Sweeney, two brothers, J.E. Bailey of snyder and N.A. Bailey of Dallas, ten grandchildren, two great grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Marion Jordan, Martin Pope, Harry ellis, Charles Holman, R.J. Bell and Floyd Faubus.
Interment was in Spur cemetery with Campbell Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
©The Texas Spur, June 9, 1960
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay, transcribed by Kay Laster
Funeral services were held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the First United Methoidst church, Spur, for Florence Bell Bailey, 88, Rev. Howard Marcom, church pastor, officiated.Mrs. Bailey died September 19 in the Crosbyton Hospital. She had been a resident of Dickens County since 1920. She was a member of the Methodist church.
Survivors include 3 sons, John Howard Bailey of Valley city, MO; R.D. Bailey of Sweeney, and Raymond Bailey, Clute; one sister, Lillian Rape, Spur; one brother, Bascomb Rape, Roaring Springs, 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Pallbearers included Jim Yeakley, Charlie Holiman, George Austin and Elmer Wright. Honorary Pallbearers were John McAnally, Fafel Bailey, Jr., Deral Howell, Wallace Young, Johnny Ray Cooper and Rube Waddell.
Interment was in the Spur Cemetery.
©The Texas Spur, September 23, 1971
from the records of Lillian Grace Nay
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