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Daisy Bailey

Mrs. Daisy Lee Bailey, 85, of Prescott, died September 16, 2002, in the Medical Park Hospital.

She was born December 19, 1916, in Nevada County to Eula and Jerry Latin.

At an early age she accepted Christ as her personal savior and united with Clevet Springs Baptist Church in Falcon, where she remained a member until her marriage to Tilton Bailey of Rosston, on July 29, 1947. They established their new home in Rosston and she united with Harrison Chapel Baptist Church.

She was a graduate of Nevada County Training School and later employed in the Oak Grove School System in Rosston. On September 16, 2002, she was delivered into the arms God.

Daisy will be cherished in loving memory by her husband, Tilton Bailey; a son and daughter-in-law, Lee Tilton and Maude Bailey; three daughters, Ola Annie Pearl, and Darlene; two sisters, Elzadie Brewer and Stella Payne; two grandchildren, Jennifer and Lee Tilton, Jr.; three step-grandchildren, Michael, Teresa, and Mary; two great-grandchildren, Brianna and Javarus.

She was preceded in death by one daughter and one son, Daisy Helen and Jerry Allen; her parents; her brother, Raefield; her sister, Iola Berry; and her beloved Scooter. She also leaves behind a host of loving nieces, nephews, and other relatives, as well as numerous friends. She was an earnest Christian, a faithful and loving wife, and a kind and loving mother.

Funeral services were Saturday, September 21, 2002, at 11 a.m. at the Harrison Chapel Baptist Church in Rosston, with burial in the church cemetery, under the direction of Marks Funeral Home, Inc. officiating was Rev. J.W. McGraw.