Harlan Bailey, age 79, of Temple TX, died in a local hospital on October 4, 2016.
He was born September 27, 1937 in El Paso Texas to William Bernard and Addie (Penn) Bailey.
He married Johnnie Mae (Blain) Bailey on November 20, 1997 in Riverside, California.
He proudly served in the United States Navy and retired after 20 years.
Harlan attended Mount Ariat Baptist Church, in Bartlett Texas. He lived in Temple for the last 14 years.
He is preceded in death by his parents – William and Addie Bailey, 1 son – Andre B. Bailey, 1 brother - Arnel Bailey, and 1 granddaughter – Perrianne DeMole.
Harlan is survived by his wife Johnnie of Temple, 2 daughters - Patricia Cooper- Holifield of McCalla, Alabama, and Nelda Bailey of Los Angeles, California, 1 brother - Harvey Pendleton of San Antonio, Texas, 1 sister – Emmarene (Bailey) Collins of Temple, Texas, 1 nephew – Ray Bailey of Temple Texas, 2 nieces Nikki Jefferson of San Antonio and Heather Ross of Pflugerville, 6 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services for Mr. Bailey will be held at 11:30am on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Hewett-Arney Funeral Home of Temple. Burial with military honors will be at 2:00pm at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Visitation will be Monday evening from 6-8:00pm at the funeral home.
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