Geneva B. Bailey's Obituary
Funeral services for Geneva B. Bailey, 88, of DeRidder, LA, will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, February 2, 2015, at Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder, LA, with Rev. Wayne Evans officiating. Burial will follow at Marlow, LA, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder. Mrs. Bailey passed from this life on Friday, January 30, 2015, at Westwood Manor Nursing Home in DeRidder.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 1, 2015, 2:00 PM until 7:00 PM and Monday, February 2, 2015, 9:00 AM until the of the service at 1:00 PM, all at the funeral home in DeRidder.
Geneva was born on Monday, December 27, 1926, to James Alfred and Martha J. Bailey. She resided in DeRidder, LA for 65 years. She was employed over the years by K-Mart, First Baptist Church Pre-School and Council On Aging. Geneva’s favorite hobby was keeping her yard looking beautiful. She also loved cooking for her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon R. Bailey; brother, James R. Bailey; grandson, Roger D. Bailey, Jr. and her sister, Mary Helen Bailey Kalaski.
Survivors include her sons, Kenneth R. Bailey and wife Gayle of DeRidder, LA and Roger D. Bailey of Leesville, LA; brother, Gervis “Butch” Bailey of DeRidder, LA; 5 grandchildren, Brandon Bailey of Corpus Christi, TX; Ashely Bailey of Valdosta, GA, Wesley Bailey of Leesville, LA, Laurie Anne Bailey Wolf and husband Jack of Louisville, KT, Matthew Bailey and wife Laura of Stonewall, LA; 3 step grandchildren, Sam Fransen and wife Jana of Raleigh, NC, Gay Lynn Loupe and husband Chris of Baton Rouge, LA and Kathy Walsh and husband Dan of Nashville, TN; 6 great grandchildren and 7 step great grandchildren.
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