Glen Alfred Bailey, 91, a long standing Grays Harbor resident, passed away on Wednesday,
February 8, 2023 at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, Washington.
Glen was born on July 26, 1931 to parents Arlo Bailey, and Selma (Batchelor) Bailey. He had
four children: Randy, Joni, Glenda, and Richard. He was born and raised in Kelso Washington,
graduating from Kelso High School in 1951. After graduation, he joined the Navy and was
stationed at Port Hueneme California. Glen left the Navy in 1957. He then worked in the
machine room at Weyerhaeuser and retired at the age of 56. Glen was a man of all trades, he
could do electrical, plumbing, car repair, building, etc., and used those skills to help many
people. Glen enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He raced motorcycles, winning many
trophies and loved rock crawling. He traveled to various places with friends and family, this
became one of his biggest enjoyments after retirement. Glen has owned 100 cars throughout
his lifetime, the classics being amongst his favorite. His 100 th purchase was his dream car, a
1957 Chevy Bel-Air. He was the oldest hotrodder in “The Test of Times” car club, based out of
Aberdeen, he loved to be part of the festivities. Glen was always active and involved in his
community participating in fundraising, charities, and parades. Glen volunteered at PAWS of
Grays Harbor, and helped build the Little Hoquiam Railroad which is still on display at the
Polson Museum in Hoquiam, Washington. Glen always had a smile on his face, he loved to
have a good time, tell stories and had a great sense of humor. He was known to play a trick
from time to time, but he had a kind and helpful heart, and will be dearly missed.
Glen is preceded in death by his parents: Arlo and Selma Bailey; his son, Randy Nicholson;
sisters, Noreen (Bob) West, and Wanda (Chuck) Green; and son in law, Donald Fairchild.
Glen is survived by his children, Joni (Jerry) Welch, Glenda Fairchild, and Richard (Tashona)
Bailey; grandchildren: Karlie (Jeremy) Fairchild, Rhon Miller, Christy Miller, Joshua (Tessica)
Welch, Jessica (Brandon) Marek, Christopher and Owen Nicholson; several great
grandchildren; niece, and multiple nephews.
Private family services are being scheduled. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Glen Bailey, please visit our flower store.
February 8, 2023 at Harbor Regional Health in Aberdeen, Washington.
Glen was born on July 26, 1931 to parents Arlo Bailey, and Selma (Batchelor) Bailey. He had
four children: Randy, Joni, Glenda, and Richard. He was born and raised in Kelso Washington,
graduating from Kelso High School in 1951. After graduation, he joined the Navy and was
stationed at Port Hueneme California. Glen left the Navy in 1957. He then worked in the
machine room at Weyerhaeuser and retired at the age of 56. Glen was a man of all trades, he
could do electrical, plumbing, car repair, building, etc., and used those skills to help many
people. Glen enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping. He raced motorcycles, winning many
trophies and loved rock crawling. He traveled to various places with friends and family, this
became one of his biggest enjoyments after retirement. Glen has owned 100 cars throughout
his lifetime, the classics being amongst his favorite. His 100 th purchase was his dream car, a
1957 Chevy Bel-Air. He was the oldest hotrodder in “The Test of Times” car club, based out of
Aberdeen, he loved to be part of the festivities. Glen was always active and involved in his
community participating in fundraising, charities, and parades. Glen volunteered at PAWS of
Grays Harbor, and helped build the Little Hoquiam Railroad which is still on display at the
Polson Museum in Hoquiam, Washington. Glen always had a smile on his face, he loved to
have a good time, tell stories and had a great sense of humor. He was known to play a trick
from time to time, but he had a kind and helpful heart, and will be dearly missed.
Glen is preceded in death by his parents: Arlo and Selma Bailey; his son, Randy Nicholson;
sisters, Noreen (Bob) West, and Wanda (Chuck) Green; and son in law, Donald Fairchild.
Glen is survived by his children, Joni (Jerry) Welch, Glenda Fairchild, and Richard (Tashona)
Bailey; grandchildren: Karlie (Jeremy) Fairchild, Rhon Miller, Christy Miller, Joshua (Tessica)
Welch, Jessica (Brandon) Marek, Christopher and Owen Nicholson; several great
grandchildren; niece, and multiple nephews.
Private family services are being scheduled. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Glen Bailey, please visit our flower store.
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