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Niagara Gazette - 11/22/1966

LOCKPORT—An autopsy has revealed that a
heart attack caused the death of Clarence D. Bailey,
56, of 5285 Lower Mountain Road, Town of Lockport,
who was found Monday afternoon in the midst of a
spreading grass fire on the used car lot he operated.
Mr. Bailey, an auto dealer
here for more than 30 years,
was found lying in the center
of a grass-car' fire by a neighbor,
Allen Graham, 5320 Blck-
ert Place, Just east of the used
car lot
Mr. and Mrs. Graham saw
smoke coming from the used
car lot. They ran over to the
lot, but could not locate Mr.
Bailey. Mr. Graham then
spotted Mr. Bailey lying near
the center of the blaze which
had spread to a car.
Mr. Graham called the
South Lockport Volunteer Fire
Co. which put out the blase.
He also called the Niagara
County Sheriffs Department.
Two deputies came to the
scene, where they found the
grass and a car in flames.
Mr. Graham showed them the
body of a man was was Identified
as Clarence Bailey by
his son, Clarence Bailey Jr.
of Newfane.
Deputies said it seemed apparent
that Mr. Bailey was
trying to extinguish the blase
with a broom which was found
near his body. No cause has
been determined for the blase.
Coroner Oscar H. Bell di-
rected the Gaul Funeral Home
to take the body to Lockport
Memorial Hospital, where an
autopsy was performed. Mr.
Bell said that Mr. Bailey also
had suffered serious back
burns.
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Mr. Bailey was bom Jan.
28, 1910, in the Town of Hartland,
sen of Daniel and Lydia
Bowers Bailey.
He s t a r t e d selling used
cars in 1938 and in 1987 opened
the Clarence Bailey Nash
Agency here, which he operated
until 1999. He then resumed
seUing used cars. Before
entering the automobile
business, he w a s employed
for several years by Eugene
O'Byrne and Sons, a feed business.
An a v i d boatman, Mr.
Ballley was a member of the
Lockport Power Seuadren
and the Niagara County Ser-
Iff s Department Marine Patrol.
He was a past commodore
ind was a director of
the Island Yacht Club, Wilson.
Survivors I n c l u d e his
widow, t h e f o r m e r Alice
Strassburg, : two sons, . Clarence
O. .Jr, end William E.
Bailey, Clarence Center: a
brother. Roy Bailey. Newfane,
and five grandchildren.

Clarence married STRASSBURG, Alice F in 1930 in Niagara County, NY. Alice (daughter of STRASSBURG, Otto August Carol Heinrich and BEHM, Alvina Wilhelmine Albertine) was born on 1 Jun 1912 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 23 Feb 2008 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BAILEY, Clarence Otto was born about 1930; died in 1990.
2. BAILEY, William E was born on 2 Jan 1940; died on 27 Aug 2006 in East Amherst, Erie County, NY.

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Medina NY Daily Register Journal - 2/11/1931

Daniel H. Bailey, 68, died Sunday
afternoon at the home on the Carmen
road north of Middleport. He
leaves his wife, Lydia Bowers
Bailey, four sons, Henry Bailey of
Lyndonville, Roy Bailey of Lock-
port and Joseph and Clarence
Bailey at home.
The funeral was held this after-
noon at 2 o'clock at the home with
burial in Hartland Central ceme-
tery.

Daniel married BOWERS, Lydia J about 1896. Lydia (daughter of BOWERS, Andrew A and SOUTHWICK, Louisa) was born in Jul 1876 in New York; died on 15 Oct 1950 in Gasport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/17/1950

GASPORT, Oct. 17 - Mrs. Lydia
Bailey. 74. formerly of Barker, died
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Fay
Spears, Gasport. ,
Born in July, 1878. she lived in
the vicinity of Barker most of her
life and married Dan Bailey when
she was 18 years old. They were
fanners all their lives.
Her husband died 18 years ago
and about two and half years ago,
she moved to the home of Mrs.
Spears. She was a member of
West Somerset Baptist Church.
Mrs. Bailey is survived by three
sons, Roy A., Clarence O. of Newfane
and Joseph E. of Lockport;
three sisters, Mrs. Alice Maynard
of Lyndonvule, Mrs. Ethel Meland
and Miss Lillian Bowers of Barker;
also, one brother, Roy Bowers
of Barker and 11 grandchildren.
Services will be held at t he
Bream Funeral Home. Gasport, tomorrow
at 2 o'clock with the' Rev.
George Bishop officiating. Burial
will be in Hartland-Central Cemetery.

Henry married SEAMAN, Phoebe about 1870. Phoebe was born in Oct 1852 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/6/1931

Andrew Bowers died Thursday of
old age inflrmatives. The funeral
was held Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. Charles Meland, Coleman
road. Barker. The Rev. W. J. Harrington
of the Barker M. E. church
will officiate. Interment will be at
Somerset.
Mr. Bowers was well known in
this community where he had spent
his entire life.
He is survived by one son, Ray
Bowers of Barker, and several
daughters, Mrs. Charles Meland,
Mrs. Maynard of Barker, Miss Lil-
lian Bowers of Lyndonville, and
several grandchildren

Andrew + SOUTHWICK, Louisa. Louisa was born about 1852 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]