Homer Hailey

Year	Date	Event
1876	October 25	Thomas Hailey married Mollie G. Williams in Marshall, Texas
1878		Birth of Mary Eunice (Maimie) Collins, mother of Homer
1879	Sept. 2	Robert T. Hailey – 2^nd of six sons born to Thomas and Mollie Haley
1900		Marriage of Robert to Mary Eunice (Mamie) Collins
1903	August 12	Homer Hailey was born on the Hailey farm NE of Marshall, Texas.
1905	November	Homer’s brother, Robert “Rob” was born
		Family moves to Turkey, Texas
1907		Homer’s sister, Ruth was born
1908		Homer’s brother, Jack was born
1909		Family moved to New Mexico territory
1909		Family moves back to Lamesa, Texas
1910		Family moves back to family farm in Harrison County, Tx
1915	February	Kids were sent to Willcox, Arizona to stay with Maimie’s parents. Homer was eleven years old – his home for the next twelve years.
1915	May	Homer’s brother, Roy, was born
1917		Homer finished his studies at Lompoc School
1918	October	Robert T. Hailey dies in the flu epidemic, Maimie is 5 months pregnant, with five children – Homer is 15, in 2^nd year of High School – quits school to work
		Other tragedies: Maimie’s brother Jack is killed in France; Grandfather Collins dies; the rented house in which Homer and the others lived burned; and his 13 year old brother, Jack, is accidentally shot to death on a hunting trip.
1919	February	Homer’s baby sister, Mary Ida is born.
		Homer goes to work for Thomas Huffman – 16 yrs old
1922		Homer is baptized in the Christian Church by a preacher by the name of Talbot, along with his girlfriend, his brother and a few others
1925		At age 22, Homer graduate as valedictorian of his class of 25 – He and his brother Rob borrow money to go into a general merchandising business with two older businessmen – The Valley Store
1926	August 2	Homer and family move back to Texas to go to school to become a preacher
1926	Fall	Homer enter Abilene Christian College @ 23 yrs old
1927	January	Preached his first “real” sermon at Buffalo Gap, a few miles south of Abilene – Preached on subject of Hope
	Summer	Preached his first Gospel Meeting at Willcox Christian Church, Willcox, Arizona – Though he had given up the instrument, it was used in the meeting.
1928	Fall	H.H. became known as one of the preacher boys of ACC, along with Paul Southern, Glenn Wallace, and Don H. Morris
	Summer	Returned to Willcox, Arizona for summer work. Preached another meeting at Willcox Christian Church – this time without the use of an instrument.
	Year End	Had developed a small circuit of churches he preached for each month; involving churches in Hamby, Gustine, Santo & Lamesa.
1929,30		Through his leadership in the Mission Study Class at ACC, H.H. organized a school for colored people in Abilene = Began preaching for local churches
	Summer	Preached meetings all summer in Arizona and Texas
1930		In the early 30s HH held a debate with a Baptist in Gustine, Texas
	June 1	Graduated 3^rd in his class, and had served as its vice-president. He and Paul Southern preached the senior sermons.
	Summer	Preached meetings during summer in Arizona, HH sent reports to the Firm Foundation & a good report to the Gospel Advocate of the state of the work in Arizona.
	September	Returned to Abilene to become principal of the small elementary and high school operated by ACC.
	Dec. 20	He also married Lois Manly.
1931	Summer	The Haileys move to Arizona
	Sept. 20	First daughter, Roma, is born in Wickenburg, Arizona
	September	Moved to Tempe, Arizona
1932	Summer	Nearly broke they headed back to Abilene, preaching along the way in gospel meetings
	October	Took the position of regular preacher for the Fifth and Highland Church in Abilene – During the summers he traveled, doing gospel meetings
1934		Family purchased a small house on Meander Street in Abilene
	Summer	10 day meeting at Wichita, Kansas at the University and Walnut Street church were his former school classmate, G.K. Wallace preached
	Fall	Began teaching a 3/5ths load in the Bible Department at ACC
1935	Summer	Preached in meetings as far as California
1936	Summer	Preached in meetings as far as California
		Mr. Manly, Lois’ father, gives the couple a 130 acre farm, and family moves to the ranch
1937	Summer	Preached in Dodge City, Kansas on the way to doing meetings in Oregon
1938	January	HH resigned his teaching position at ACC due to expansion in the church at Fifth And Highland.
	April	Held a successful meeting for the college church in which 19 were baptized, 11 of which were members of the ACC football team
	May	Baccalaureate speaker at ACC graduation
	Summer	Preached in Denver, Co. at Park Hill church where his friend Yater Tant preached.
1939		Mr. Manly gives the Hailey’s a three-acre plot about 3 miles from ACC campus. HH builds a home there in 1941, and family moved back to town
	Fall	Returned to teaching at ACC’s Bible Department
	October 14	Rob, the Hailey’s first son, is born in Abilene
1941	Summer	Preached in Chicago, Ill at Northwest church where Yater Tant then preached
	Sept. 17	Dennis, the Hailey’s second son is born in Abilene
1942	May	Resigns as teacher at ACC, but continues preaching for Fifth And Highland Church
1943	Spring	Held a debate with Percy Krewson, a Christian church preacher in Douglas, Arizona on the subject of instrumental music in worship
	Summer	Leaves Fifth And Highland to pursue a graduate degree / Held a debate with a Seventh-Day Adventist in Oklahoma City/ Conducts meetings as far as Helena, Montana.
	Sept. 15	Began preaching for the Shamrock Shores church in Dallas, Texas and enrolled in Perkins School of Theology on the campus of SMU, Southern Methodist University. Lois remained in Abilene, while HH lived in a boardinghouse
1944	June	Graduated with a graduate degree from SMU, having completed his courses and thesis in 9 months
	Summer	Founding out that a return to ACC was not possible he conducted his regular meeting work, as far as Los Angeles, California
	December	To Houston for surgery and treatment of a cancer that had developed. There for four months
1945	April	Moved to Los Angeles, California to preach for the San Leandro church
	Summer	Went on his summer meeting work in good health
		Re-wrote his Master’s Thesis and released it through the Old Paths Book Club under the title, Attitudes and Consequences of the Restoration Movement
1946	April	Family moves to Hawaii to work with the church and start a school. However Lois was not able to join the family initially, but stayed in LA with daughter Rona.
		Began Honolulu Bible School – two year course teaching Bible and Personal Evangelism on the island
1947	February	Returned to ACC to delivered closing address at the annual lectureship on Worldwide Missions
1948	Spring	Returns to the mainland for a series of Gospel Meetings that took him all over the country
	July	Became Associate professor of Christian education at ACC, and returned to Abilene, began preaching for the Graham Street church
1950		One of the featured speakers on a 22 congregation cooperative meeting in Fort Worth, Texas
1951		Wrote and produced the book, “Let’s Go Fishing For Men”, Published by Christian Chronicle Publishing Co.
		Adopted Carol Ann, four year old
		Family moves to Temple Terrace, Florida where he becomes VP of Florida Christian College and head of the Bible Department – HH is 47 years old
	November	Launching of The Preceptor, a journal made up of professors of Bible in the Florida Christian College, Jim Cope served as editor – Sold to some Texas Christians in 1955, but in the 3 ½ year it was edited at FCC it was a scholarly paper, and was enmeshed in the promotion of non-institutional concepts – HH was not as radically involved as other writers
1954	April	Lois passes away, funeral held at the Highland church in Abilene, burial following at Round Mound Cemetery near her family ancestors.
1955	October 4	HH marries Widna Kirby, a widow. He was 52, she was 38
1963		Florida Christian College changes its name to Florida College
1970	August	Mamie Collins, the mother of HH, died at Temple Terrace, Florida
1972		HH produced his commentary on the Minor Prophets, published by Baker Book House / Christianity Today chose it as one of the 25 most significant religious books of 1972
1973		HH produced his book, That You May Believe, a study of the deity claims of Christ in the book of John, also produced by Baker Book House
	May	Retired from Florida College, family moves to Tucson, Arizona
	July 18	Widna arrives at her newly built home
1979		Commentary on Revelation Release by Baker Book House
1982		Produced From Creation To The Day Of Eternity, Nevada Publications
	October	Just past his 79^th birthday, he quit regular meeting work. Began preaching for a little congregation in Oracle, Arizona. Preached there fifteen years.
1985		Commentary on Isaiah released by Baker Book House
		Hailey’s Comments, a two-volume set compilation of H.H.’s articles. Published by Stanley W. Paher.
1987	April	H.H. was presented the Christian Service Award by Pepperdine University during their annual Lectureship program
1988		Increased meeting schedule, about 16 per year
	March	Meeting at Berlin on Marriage & Divorce, opened HH to a nation-wide confrontation among non-institutional churches on the MDR question
1989	January	HH pulls himself from the lectureship at Florida College for fears it was going to be boycotted if he participated
1991		HH produces a pamphlet entitled, The Divorced And Remarried Who Could Come To God
1993	August 12	Family gathered together in Nashville to celebrate Homer Hailey’s 90^th birthday
1996		Gave up his preaching at Oracle, Arizona, but continued to teach the Sunday morning class
1997	January 8	Widna passed away. She was buried in Roanoke, Alabama by her first husband
	February 6	Gordon, Widna’s son died in Tucson. He was buried by his parents in Roanoke, Alabama
		Abilene Christian University honored Homer Hailey for his life of service
	August	Family gathered on the Manly Ranch for Homer’s 94^th birthday.
	Dec. 26	Roma, Homer’s eldest daughter, died
1998		Florida College honored Homer Hailey and other pioneer faculty members
2000	Nov. 9	Homer Hailey died near the end of the year – Buried in Round Mound Cemetery SE of Anson and just N of Abilene, Texas