Ervin Gailey

Ervin Gailey, 92, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019, at the Osage Nursing Center in Osage City, Kansas. He was born on May 23, 1926, in Rocky Comfort, Missouri, the son of Arthur and Ella Routhon Gailey.

Ervin grew up in Gentry, Arkansas, and had lived in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, before moving to Osage City in 1960.

Ervin owned and operated Gailey’s Cleaners in Osage City from 1960 to 1990. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Osage City American Legion and the Salt Creek Lighthouse Assembly of God Church in Lyndon, Kansas.

Ervin was married to Bonnie Anderson on March 1, 1952, in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Bonnie preceded him in death on March 18, 2002. Ervin then married Nancy Deskins on February 4, 2006 in Lyndon.

Ervin is survived by his wife, Nancy of the home; his son, Clyde Gailey of Osage City; his three stepchildren, Charles (Linda) Waldron, Shirley (Charles) Wiley and Dana Waldron, all of Osage City; seven grandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Ervin were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, at the Salt Creek Lighthouse Assembly of God Church in Lyndon. Private family interment will be in the Alpine Cemetery.

The family will received friends from 10 a.m. until service time. Memorial contributions may be made to the Salt Creek Lighthouse Assembly of God Church, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Avenue, Lyndon, KS 66451. Online condolences for the family may be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.

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