A Memorial Mass for Mr. George Daniel Bailey, Retired Major, U.S. Army will be celebrated on Friday, May 22, 2009 at 11am at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 856 Old Edgefield Rd, North Augusta, SC. Internment will be private. Mr. Bailey, born February 22, 1918, died Friday, May 1, 2009 after a full and rewarding life. He was 91 years old. Born in Middletown, New York, he was the younger son of the late Burt and Reina Wallace Bailey. Mr. Bailey was a career officer in the U.S. Army and a veteran of WWII, having taken part in the assault on Omaha Beach on D-Day of the Normandy Invasion. His military tours included Orleans and Fontainebleau, France and Seoul, Korea. He retired from the military at Fort Gordon and in 1968 made his permanent home in the Merriwether Community of Edgefield County, SC. Mr. Bailey was a voracious reader and engaged in a wide variety of hobbies. He was an HO model train enthusiast, astronomer, metal worker, light fixed wing pilot, gourmet cook, ham radio operator, artist, musician, computer programmer, archer, rifle and pistol expert and enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He was multitalented and self-taught in most of his interests. He was a special Husband, Father, Uncle, Grandfather and Friend. He will be greatly missed by all whose lives he touched. In addition to his parents and older brother, Richard, Mr. Bailey was predeceased by the love of his life, Ellen Boehm Bailey, his wife of 63 years. He is survived by his son, James D. Laurie Bailey, Aiken, daughter Beverly John Sniffin, Richmond, VA, grandchildren G. Daniel Tara Bailey II, Evans, GA, Sarah Elizabeth Greyson Thomas and J. Samuel Bailey, Aiken, Christine Colin Formulak, John R. Kristin Sniffin, Ned H. Sniffin, Ellen Charles Barrett, great grandchildren Erin and Bennett Formulak, all of Virginia, and numerous Bailey-Boehm nieces and nephews. George Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 211 Park Ave, SW, Aiken is assisting family. Memorial contributions may be directed to One Faith - One Family, PO Box 6605, North Augusta, SC 29860.