CAMERON — Funeral services for Benjamin “Ben” Hardie Bailey, 81, of Cameron will be 2 p.m. today at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Cameron with the Rev. Delmas Luedke and the Rev. Elizabeth Hanley officiating.

Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Mr. Bailey died Monday, Jan. 5, in a Cameron hospital.

He was born Aug. 28, 1927, in Cameron to James Robert and Gladys Lucille Scarborough Bailey. He graduated from C.H. Yoe High School and from Texas A&M with a degree in agricultural education. He was a rancher and worked for the Soil Conservation Service for more than 30 years. He married Ellen Luedke on Dec. 27, 1951. He was a member of the Abiding Savior Lutheran Church where he served on the church council. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a past president of the Yoe Booster Club, a member of the Aggie Century Club and the A&M Association of Former Students.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, John Bailey of Corinth and Jim Bailey of Cameron; a daughter, Karen Aycox of Brownwood, five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Cameron.

Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron is in charge of arrangements.