Judson L. Dailey

Judson L. Dailey, 89, of Patriot Oh., passed away on Friday, April 6, 2007 at the Holzer Medical Center. Judson was born in the Mudsoc Community on May 21, 1917 the son of the late Alfred F. and Ora Davis Dailey. In addition to his parents he was preceded by a sister and brother-in-law Eleanor and John Davis. He was a retired rural route letter carrier and a farmer. He was a 1934 graduate of the Cadmus High School and a 1936 graduate of the Portsmouth Interstate Business College. A World War II Army Air Corp Veteran having obtained the rank of First Lieutenant, He was a bombardier on a B-24 Liberator in the 15th Air Force, 449th Bomb Group, 718th Squadron being shot down over Romania on his 10th mission where he was a Prisoner of War from April 16, 1944 until September 1, 1944. Judson is a Lifetime Member of VFW Post #4464 and a lifetime member of the American P.O.W. He is survived by his wife Flora Wilson Dailey of Patriot and daughter and son-in-law Karen and Philip Roberts of Patriot, a grandson Stephen P. Roberts, who is a student at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville VA. Services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 9, 2007 at the Willis Funeral Home, with Pastor Larry Hall officiating. Interment will follow in the Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 until 8 pm on Sunday April 8, 2007. There will be full military graveside services conducted by volunteers of area veterans lodges. Pallbearers will be Dwight Daugherty, John Davis, Steve Rose, Jim Rose, Ed Slagle and David Hunt, Honorary Pallbearers are Paul Plymale, Mike Plymale and Jeff Davis. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Gallia Co. Veterans Funeral Detail Team c/o of Henry Myers 1102 German Hollow Rd., Patriot OH 45658. Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Cemetery: 2007-04-09 Ohio Valley Memory Gardens Gallipolis OH US Visitation: 2007-04-08 18:00:00-20:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Service: 2007-04-09 13:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US