Edwin "Yates" Bailey

Edwin "Yates" Bailey, 91, of Southern Pines, NC and a former resident of Morganton for many years, died Saturday, November 24, 2012. He was born in Cleveland County, NC on September 25, 1921 and was a son of the late Benjamin and Florence Cooper Bailey. He was a retired from Great Lakes Carbon Corporation. Mr. Bailey was an avid hunter and fisherman, former Little League baseball coach, and a fan of the former Morganton High School football team. He was an active member of North Morganton Baptist Church for 30 years and was voted Man of the Year.Yates is survived by his wife, Katherine Bridges Bailey, of the home; sons, Roger Edwin Bailey and wife, Camille, of Pinehurst, NC and Dennis Bailey and wife, Sherry, of Charleston, SC grandchildren, Philip, Kelty, Rich, Will, and Skat Bailey; and great-grandson, Austin Bailey.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Forest, Clarence, Everette, Byron, and Gaston Bailey; and sisters, Gladys Harris and Ester Fraser.The funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at North Morganton Baptist Church with Rev. Kenneth Baker officiating. Burial will follow at Burke Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Sossoman Funeral Home where the body will remain until placed in the church 30 minutes before the funeral hour. Memorial contributions may be made to North Morganton Baptist Church, 101 View St., Morganton, NC 28655.