Obituary of Calvin Coolidge Bailey

Funeral services for Calvin Coolidge Bailey, age 90, will be held on Thursday, July 16, 2015, at 2:00 PM from Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with Bro. Corky Addison officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery with Benefield Funeral Home of Wedowee in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00-8:00 PM on Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Mr. Bailey passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at his residence. Survivors include: two daughters, Rita Bradley (husband, Larry) and Debra Deason (husband, Dennis), both of Wedowee; one son, Dennis Bailey (wife, Terri) of Wedowee; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Clara Yates of Auburn and Wildred Owen of Montgomery. Pallbearers will be Mr. Bailey’s grandsons. A Randolph County native, Mr. Bailey was born on November 28, 1924, the son of Robert and Dettie Pool Bailey. He was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon for 55 years, served in the United States Air Force during World War II as part of the European Campaign, and worked as a carpenter. Mr. Bailey was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 67 years, Marie Cummings Bailey; two sons, John Robert and Donald Bailey; and three brothers, C.B. Bailey, Herbert Bailey and Clarence Bailey. The family is accepting flowers or, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.