Kathryn Gunvor Ausland Bailey
B: August 4, 1902, in Royal, Clay County, Iowa.
M: Allen Ransom Bailey, on August 10, 1926, in Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa.
D: October 5, 1991, in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
Bu: October 9, 1991, in Memorial Section, Evergreen Cemetery, Emmetsburg, Iowa.
Children:
Still-born son, June, 1928, in Emmetsburg, Iowa
James Martin Bailey, July 28, 1929, who married Betty Jane Wenzel.
Thomas Allen Bailey, September 29, 1936, who married Brada Ann McCormick.
Education:
Emmetsburg, Iowa, public schools, including High School; Grinnell (Iowa) College; additional courses required for teaching certificates.
Migration:
Kathryn moved with her parents from Royal to Graettinger, Palo Alto County, and then to Emmetsburg in 1905, where she remained until her death.
Occupation: English teacher, St. Paul's School, Beaufort, N.C., Emmetsburg High School and Graettinger, Iowa, High School; reporter for Des Moines Register and Tribune, Sioux City Journal, Mason City Globe Gazette, Fort Dodge Messenger, and the Spencer Daily Reporter.
Other Activities:
Palo Alto County Library Board, two terms; Lifetime member, First Congregational Church (UCC) Emmetsburg, Member and sometime officer of Emmetsburg Chapter, American Association of University Women, Friday Club, Eastern Star, P.E.O., bridge and sewing clubs, community organizations. Frequently presented programs for local organizations.
Husband's parents:
James Levi Bailey (August 8, 1870 ñ February 29, 1956) and Anna Elizabeth House Bailey (September 22, 1876 ñ February 27, 1948), of Cedar Falls and Grundy Center, Iowa.
Kathryn Gunvor Ausland was the daughter of Thor Martin Knutsen Ausland and Una Lenore Ochsner.
Obituaries for Kathryn Gunvor Ausland Bailey.
"A Different Mother-in-Law" by Brada McCormick Bailey
"Her Subject Was English" by J. Martin Bailey