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Submitted: 9/3/13 • Approved: 7/27/14 • Last Updated: 7/30/14 • R923190-G923189-S3
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Company E 2 Arkansas Cavalry
Civil War Confederate
April 8, 1842 - March 7, 1927
*Obituary
Benton County Democrat
Tuesday, March 8, 1927
GAILEY, George Warren - George W. Gailey, a resident of Benton county for 55 years, died at his home in Gailey Hollow near Logan about two o'clock Monday morning. He has been in ill health all winter following a severe attack of pneumonia in December. He would have been 85 years old had he lived until next month. Mr. Gailey was born in Georgia in 1842 and came to Arkansas with his parents when nine years old. They located near Jonesboro then later moved to Benton county and located on a farm in Gailey Hollow where he has resided for 55 years. When a young man he married Miss Fannie Yeargin. To them were born five sons and a daughter who is now dead. The sons who survived him are Joe Gailey of Bentonville, county sheriff; Owen Gailey of Caverna, Mo.; Arthur, Amzi and John Gailey of Logan. He is also survived by one brother, James Gailey of Urbana, Ill. Mr. Gailey until recent years was a frequent visitor to Bentonville and is quite well known here. He was an old Confederate soldier and a member of the M.E. Church for many years.
*Obituary
Benton County Record
Friday, March 11, 1927
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church in Highfill for George W. Gailey who passed away about two o'clock Monday morning at his home near Logan. The funeral was largely attended as Mr. Gailey had made many friends during his 55 years residence in this section of the county. He had long been a member of the Methodist church and the funeral service was conducted by two of his pastors and friends, Rev. Bates Sturdy and Rev. George Downum. Mr. Gailey was born in Georgia in 1842 and came to Arkansas with his parents when nine years old. They located near Jonesboro then later moved to Benton county and located on a farm in Gailey Hollow where he has resided for 55 years. When a young man he married Miss Fannie Yeargin. To them were born five sons and a daughter who is now dead. The sons who survived him are Joe Gailey of Bentonville, county sheriff; Owen Gailey of Caverna, Mo.; Arthur, Amzi and John Gailey of Logan. He is also survived by one brother, James Gailey of Urbana, Ill. Mrs. Gailey died about two years ago. She was a sister of Mrs. Budd Smith of Bentonville. Since the death of his companion Mr. Gailey had been failing in health. He became ill in December and pneumonia set in. At one time his condition was quite alarming. Since then he has been gradually growing weaker and the end was not unexpected.
*Obituary
Benton County Herald
Thursday, March 10, 1927
George Warren Gailey, aged 88 years, died at the family home near Logan about 2 o'clock Monday afternoon. Mr. Gailey had lived there more than 50 years, coming from Georgia when he was a child and where he was born. His father settled in Craighead county afterwards moving to Benton county before the war. His wife passed away about two years ago. He leaves five sons: Owen, Caverna; Arthur, Logan; Amzi and John, near Logan; and Joe, Bentonville. He was a Confederate veteran, having served under General Stand Watie in a regiment in which many Benton county men served.
*Obituary
Gentry Journal-Advance
Friday, March 11, 1927
George Warren Gailey, eighty—five years old, died at his home near Logan March 7, 1927. Mr. Gailey was born in the state of Georgia April 8, 1842, moving to this state with his parents when he was a small boy. He was married to Miss Louisa Frances Yeargin in 1866. To this union nine children were born, five of whom survive him and were present at his funeral: Joe Gailey of Bentonville, Owen Gailey of Caverna, Missouri, Amzi, Arthur and John Gailey of near Logan. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church at Highfill Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock conducted by Reverend W.A. Downum, pastor of the Methodist church at Elkins, followed by interment in the Highfill cemetery by the side of his wife. Mr. Gailey was converted when a young man and joined the Methodist church, living a true and faithful member until his death, for several years being a steward and class leader. He had lived in the Logan community for over fifty years where he was loved and respected by all. He was kind, courteous to all and fair and honest in every way, teaching and guiding his friends and neighbors more by the life he lived than what he said. He was a confederate veteran, serving for four years under General Stand Waite, the Cherokee chieftain. While his passing away brings deep sorrow to his relatives and friends they are sustained and comforted by the thought that he was ready, willing and anxious to go to join the companion of his youth. The family has the sincere sympathy of the J—A and the entire community.
Frances
May 23, 1848 - December 15, 1924
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Benton County Record
Friday, December 19, 1924
GAILEY, Louisa Frances YEARGAIN - Mrs. Frances Gailey, wife of G.W. Gailey, died at the family home near Logan on Sunday, December 14th, 1924 at the age of seventy—six years. She had been ill but about ten days. Funeral services were conducted at the home Monday by Rev. Wm. Downum in the presence of a large number of her old friends and neighbors. Burial was made in the Douglas cemetery at Highfill. Besides her aged husband she is survived by five sons - Joe Gailey of Bentonville; Owen of Caverna, Mo.; Arthur of Rocky Comfort, Mo. and Amzi and John, who live near their parents at Logan; also two sisters - Mrs. Belle Smith of Bentonville and one living near Watts, Okla. Three brothers - James Yeargain of Maysville; Tom Yeargain of Tahlequah, also survive her. Louisa Frances Yeargain was born in Tennessee on May 23rd, 1848. She came to Benton county with her parents in 1855, who settled in Gordon Hollow, north of Hiwasse, or, as it was then called, Dickson. Here she grew to womanhood and married G.W. Gailey, a neighbor, in 1866. Nine children were born to them. Later they moved and settled in a valley north of Logan where they have since resided. Mrs. Gailey united with the M.E. Church, South in 1868 and has lived the life of a true Christian, a devout mother and a loving wife. Her departure will greatly be missed by her friends and neighbors in the community that has been her home for over half a century.
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Benton County Record
Friday, December 19, 1924
Mr. and Mrs. George Maples and daughter, Beatrice, attended the funeral of Mrs. G.W. Gailey in Highfill Monday.
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