Subject: Re: [JOHNSON] HEY-COUSINS Well, Mr Atowowelljr, Really Mr. Bailey sounded like a very knowledgeable person and one that you would want to know which I never got that privilege out here in CA. So sorry for the loss of Mr. Bailey because you can by reading your email all the talents that Mr. Bailey had..in reading your email over a couple of times I am just amazed at all the wonderful things that Mr. Bailey had done with his life and we should be so proud of his achievements and to give our condolences to his family for through you we can see who he was. Am very, very proud of any Veteran and especially one like Mr. Bailey who it would have been an honor just to have known him. Have a cousin who has his Doctorate Degree in the First Baptish Church but he is nowhere near the age of Mr. Bailey or the kind of person you can by reading your letter that Mr. Bailey was. Having grown up in a small town and living my whole life here I have come in contact with a couple of very Honorable Veterans and ones that you loved hearing their stories of the war. Went to my very first Military funeral three weeks ago for our first casuality in the Iraqi War of my little town. Knew the family well and grew up with them and he was only thirty one when his vehicle was blown up. The bomb was wired to a tire and he was the only one in it. This happened in Bagdad. He didn't join the military until he was twenty three and he had a wife and one child with one on the way when he asked her permission to join the army then..so his son that was born while he was over in Iraqi was only nine years old...but He had a Great calling to join the Army all his life. Hope this helps some. Linda Griffin -------Original Message------- From: [email protected] Date: 7/17/2006 10:59:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [JOHNSON] HEY-COUSINS Bailey, Amos Purnell Dr. Amos Purnell Bailey, a resident of Chancellor's Village in Spotsylvania, Virginia and a native of Grotons, Accomac County, Virginia, was promoted to glory on Sunday July 16, 2006 at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Dr. Bailey was educated at Randolph-Macon College (BA); Duke Divinity School (BD); Union Theological Seminary, Richmond (ThM); Union Theological Seminary, New York; and the Ecumenical Institute, Jerusalem. Dr. Bailey was later honored by Randolph-Macon with a Doctor of Divinity degree. A. significant endowment was given to the college in his name to fund scholarships for students aspiring to the ministry. He had a distinguished career as an Army Chaplain with the First Cavalry Division during World War II. He began writing his syndicated column "Our Daily Bread" in the Stars and Stripes newspaper while serving on General McArthur's staff in Tokyo in 1945. Over the past sixty-six years, his radio program, books and inspirational column, which he wrote every day, ministered to thousands around the world. As an ordained United Methodist Minister in the Virginia Annual Conference, he served pastorates at Centenary, Reveille, Beulah, and New Kent charge in Richmond; Grace in Newport News; Oak Grove in Chesapeake; and was the District Superintendent of the Richmond District. During the final ten years of his active ministry, he was in charge of all of the United Methodist Church's chaplains world-wide. Dr. Bailey is survived by his wife, Betty Lou Sheffield. Bailey. His first wife, Ruth Hill Bailey died in 1992. He has four daughters, Carol Harriman of Alexandria, Va., Anne Page of Raleigh, N.C., Elizabeth Richardson of Richmond, Va., and Jeanne Dodge-Allen of Fairfax, Va.; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, Homer Bailey of Tulsa, Okla.; and three stepchildren, Walter Sheffield of Fredericksburg, Va., Dr. Polly Roberts of Roanoke, Va., and Courtney Lou Tierney of O'Fallon, Ill. The burial will be private. A memorial service will be held at Fredericksburg United Methodist Church on Saturday, July 22, 2006 at 11 a.m. Visitation will be held before and after the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the A. Purnell Bailey Scholarship Fund, Randolph Macon College, P.O. Box 5005, Ashland, Va., 23005 Published in the Roanoke Times on 7/18/2006. Notice ? Guest?Book ? Flowers ? Gift Shop HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW ABOUT <DAILY BREAD> This has been a Very informative MAN with a bit of good Advice & Compassionate Guidance. JUST thought there may be people that would be wanting to Know that he is no longer with us. THANKS TO YA,LL & FAIR WELL to a GUIDING MAN YES YOU MAY SAY _____________? CUZ A T <[email protected]> ==== JOHNSON Mailing List ==== Do not send e-mail messages to mailing lists for which the topic is inappropriate. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Yikes! I thought this list was about genealogy as it pertains to the Johnson surname, not about our individual philosophies. Maybe our next discussion should be about whether it's alright to wear white shoes after Labor Day (quick, it's almost here and I need to know soon). M. Bolson