February 7, 1941

DEATHS
                

C. A. BAILEY, 78 years of age, widely known resident of Squire, West Virginia and one of the pioneer surveyors of this section, died Tuesday morning of a heart attack. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon from the Bishop Methodist church. Mr. BAILEY had been civil engineer for the New River and Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company since 1903, and was one of the most highly respected citizens of this section. He was interested in the conservation of wild life and was first president of the C. A. Bailey Wild Life League. He was a native of Pocahontas, Tazewell County, and was born on March 18, 1862, as son of the late John A. and Sarah Virginia BAILEY. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucy BAILEY, two daughters, Mrs. Sallie ORTOLANI and Miss Alice Mae BAILEY, of Washington, DC. Five sons, JW BAILEY, of San Francisco; Zack BAILEY, of Johnson City, Arthur BAILEY, of Washington and Cloyd A. Jr. of BAILEY, and seven grandchildren.

Cynthia Asberry COCHRAN died at her home in Baptist Valley on January 31, after a lingering illness of cancer. She was 70 years of age, and was a daughter of the late Kirk and Patty ASBERRY, residents of Tazewell county. In the year 1894 she married John J.
COCHRAN of Patrick County. To this union 12 children were born, 6 sons and 6 daughters. There survives Mrs. COCHRAN her husband, one sister, Hannah ASBERRY; nine children; forty-nine grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren. Three children and sixteen grandchildren preceded her to the grave. The living children are Jimmie PRUETT, Pounding Mill; Nannie HASH, Baptist Valley; Thomas COCHRAN, Cliffield; Cloyle Crouse, Dix Creek; Truman COCHRAN, Baptist Valley; Bessie Barns BETHANY, Mo.; Lloyd COCHRAN, Baptist Valley; Ray Baney, Baptist Valley. She was a good neighbor, ready and willing to help those that needed her. She was loved by all who knew her. Funeral services were conducted Sunday, February 2, in the Cliffield Christian Church, in charge of the Rev. Greenleaf. The Flower bearers were granddaughters and the pallbearers were her grand sons.

Miss Nancy REYNOLDS, aged 16, daughter of Kate and Dewey REYNOLDS, died Thursday morning at Catawoa sanitarium. Funeral services were held Friday from the North Tazewell Methodist church. Burial was in the Maplewood cemetery. The Pallbearers were J.C. GRAHAM, Paul SMITH, Charles MUNDY, William DUNCAN, Bob BOOTH. The Flower bearers: Louise LAMBERT, Marie ASBERRY, Fannie ASBERRY, Virginia SMITH, Mary JONES.

   

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