Ann Bailey

Funeral Services for Ann Bailey, 79, of Skiatook were held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 5, 2010 at Peters-Stumpff Funeral Home with Dr. William Tankersley officiating. Interment in Osage Garden Cemetery in Skiatook, OK was under the direction of Peters-Stumpff Funeral Home. Musical selections for the service were Peace In The Valley and Amazing Grace . On Tuesday, March 2, 2010, Ann was taken from this world. She had struggled hard with mini strokes until a massive hemorrhage came upon her early Sunday morning. Yet God was kind to this strong sweet lady, in that she fell into a sleep and did not suffer before she died two days later. Ann was born August 29, 1930 in Texarkana, TX to Rodney and Faye (Wilbur) Millis. In her young adult years she lost her only brother Charles in a motorcycle accident, that was very hard for her. She attended Business College and worked for Chance-Vought Aerospace in Dallas during early years of space industry and Gemini Program. She got to meet the early test pilots and astronauts even John Glenn. Ann later married in 1960 having a son, with whom she doted on and pushed hard. She then worked in Houston for Haliburton before retiring and moved to Tulsa to live with her son so they could go fishing. She loved the Tulsa area with its many lakes and pretty hills. Ann loved being near and helping out her many cousins in their early years. She was a loving person to all. She also considered her dogs part of her family. Ann enjoyed partaking in adventures with her son John with whom she leaned on in later years. They went canoeing in the fast waters of the Buffalo and Illinois Rivers, speeding across lakes in bass boats, enduring storms large waves, catching large fish at midnight, closely missing a water spout, and going out on helicopter excursions. Ann was always involved with her church and making friends no matter what city she was living in. She has left tremendous memories for us and she will be missed so much the hurt will never pass. She is survived by her son John of the home, and many cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother.