John Harold Bailey
September 7, 1934 ~ November 4, 2002
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
John Harold Bailey, 68, of 83 Ferry Road, Asheville, died
Monday, November 4, 2002, in an
Asheville hospital.
Mr. Bailey was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late John Harvey Bailey and Flonnie Smith Bailey. He was an Army veteran and was a member of The Rock of Asheville. He was a resident of El Paso, TX, for 30 years where he was the owner and operator of the John H. Bailey Co.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Clampitt Bailey; one
daughter, Laurie Ponder and her
husband Jim of Charlotte; two sons, Marc Bailey and his fiancee Alexa and Jonathan Bailey and his fiancee Melannee, all of Asheville; a brother, R. Lewis Bailey and his wife Doris of
Asheville; and six grandchildren,
Jordan Ponder, Mitch Ponder, John
Taylor Ponder, Rachel Ponder, Bailey Ponder and Zane Bailey.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Thursday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Kirk Bowman officiating. Burial will be at Pisgah View Memorial Park.
His family will receive friends from 6:30 - 8 pm Wednesday at the funeral home.
Dearest Shirley and Family,
SENATOR Bailey was so dearly loved by us and countless others and we will miss him greatly. You are all lifted up in love with our most fervent prayers. We just pray showers of God’s love, grace and mercy fall on each one of you as you mourn his(and your own)loss.
We love you,
Dearest Shirley and Family,
SENATOR Bailey was much loved by us and so many others and will be greatly missed. His gentle spirit and his sense of humor will remain forever as a cherished memory. You and your family are lifted up in love with all our prayers for showers of God’s love, grace and mercy to fall on each one of you as your mourn his loss(and your own).
We Love You,
Dearest Shirley and Family,
SENATOR Bailey was very much loved by us and so many others, he will be greatly missed. His gentle spirit and wonderful sense of humor will remain a cherished memory forever. You are all lifted up in love with prayers for showers of God’s love, grace and mercy to fall on each one of you as you mourn his loss and your own.
We Love You,
Dear Shirley, Laurie, John & Marc, I am so sorry for your very recent loss and you are in my prayers that the God of all Comfort will be near to you all. However, I rejoice in having had the privilege to have known your sweet husband and father and that John has entered into his rest sitting at the feet of Jesus! I love you all dearly. You are precious family to us all here in El Paso. The Lord Bless you….Love, Lisa
Shirley, we read about John in the El Paso Times, at a time like this it is difficult to write how sorry we all are to know about his passing. Both of you have been part of our lives. Please if you get a chance and have access to E-mail please keep in touch with us. Our phone number is (915) 581-2500. We love you and remember the good times we had together. Your friend, Ira
Dear Shirley and family,
So sorry to hear of John’s passing.
He was a great friend and neighbor.
You have my sincerest sympathy.
Love to all, Gene.
Dear Doris & Lewis: So sorry to hear about Harold. I know you are heartbroken. May God truly bless you and your family at this time. We speak of you often. With love and sympathy, James & Helen Souther
Shirley, I hope you remember me. I was the file clerk when you were office manager in 1967 at Bassett Tower. I’ve been with Lauterbach, Borschow & Co. for 36 years. I remember John very well. My deepest sympathy to you and your family. May the sympathy and understanding of others comfort you at this time of sorrow.
Our deepest condolences on John’s sudden and untimely passing. We share your grief and trust that fond memories will ease your pain.Fondly, Judy & Bernie Lauterbach
Dear Shirley,
We are so sorry for your loss. John was a good man and the hope you have of seeing him again is what the Bible calls ‘The blessed Hope.’ It is always sad when we lose a loved one, especially our spouse, to the enemy which is death. But Christ has conquered death for us and in Him is life everlasting.
May the God of all comfort comfort you with His promises and by the Holy Spirit. Dave & Bev Atkins
TO THE BAILEY FAMILY-LONG TIME NEIGHBORS OF OUR FAMILY. MAY GOD GIVE YOU STRENGTH AND PEACE DURING THIS SAD AND DIFFICULT TIME. YOU ARE ALL IN OUR PRAYERS.
Dear Shirley and Family,
Our heart, our prayers, and our love goes out to you and yours.
We share in your loss of your most precious JOHN. We are saddened that we were not able to spend more time together, but we thank GOD for the time he did give us when we were all together in Myrtle Beach. We will always cherish that time.
God Bless you and keep you.
We were so sorry to hear of John’s passing. WE had a lot of wonderful times together-and some sad ones too.WE are thinking of you all
Sincerely Bill and Kathy Squires