Joseph F. Bailey: 1917–2009
Joseph F. Bailey, 92, a resident of Blue Lake near Churubusco, died at 5:09 a. m. on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at Parkview Whitley Hospital in Columbia City. He had been a patient there since Saturday.
Mr. Bailey was born on April 23, 1917 in Huntington, a son of Charles and Cressie (Folk) Bailey. He graduated from Southside High School in Fort Wayne, and as a young man served with the U. S. Navy during World War II.
On April 21, 1940 he was married in Bluffton to Vadis V. Park, and had lived at Blue Lake since 1947. He had been employed at Dana Corporation in Fort Wayne, retiring from there in 1977, and was a member of the Merriam Christian Chapel.
Mrs. Bailey preceded him in death on September 16, 2007.
The surviving relatives include his children Barbara (Robert) Konger of Winter Haven, Florida, and Bruce A. (Lois) Bailey and Richard M. Bailey, both of Churubusco; his brother Arthur Bailey of St. Cloud, Florida; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p. m. on Saturday, January 2, 2010, at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco with Rev. Terry L. Zolman, pastor of Merriam Christian Chapel, officiating.
The family will receive friends at the mortuary on Saturday one hour prior to the service.
Interment will be in the Eel River Cemetery, south of Churubusco.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be directed to a food bank or soup kitchen of the donor’s choice.
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December 29th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
prayers for the family leaning on the LORD during
this time of the bitter sweet
may you have the peace that passes understanding
& your weaknesses be transformed to strengths as
you move from the pain of grief to where the LORD
desires
inHISgrip & remembering the many positives
from the bailey family to our
community
connie
December 30th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Dear Bailey Family,
During this time, we ask the Lord to give you peace, and to cherish the memories of the past.
Rod & June
Cast your cares upon the Lord, for he cares about you.
– I Peter 5:7
December 31st, 2009 at 1:16 pm
Dear Bailey family,
I am sorry about the loss of your loved one.
While death may seem natural, when it happens in our family it doesn’t feel natural.
We may ask, ‘Why do we die?’, ‘What happens when we die?’, and ‘Is there any hope of seeing our loved one again?’
I hope you will find it comforting to read the answers to these questions in your Bible. They can be found at:
Romans 5:12, ‘That is why, just as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because they had all sinned.’
Ecclesiastes 9:5, ‘For the living are conscious that they will die; but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all…’
John 5:28,29, ‘Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out…’
Sincerely,
January 2nd, 2010 at 11:37 am
To the family of Joe Bailey,
We extend our deepest sympathy to you. We have many fond memories of activities together in the Churubusco Methodist Church and the community.
Love and prayers,
Clarence and Ruth Resler
January 2nd, 2010 at 3:49 pm
To Barbara, Bruce and Rick,
We were sorry to learn of your father’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We have many memories of Joe and Vadis Bailey as well as with their children. Seems like forever ago……I will turn 65 this next year and Terry will be 64. Mom will be 88. She is in good health as much as you can be at that age. She is still driving herself around, helping in my Head Start class 12 hours a week, singing in her “Goldenairres” group, playing the organ at Grace Presby. church in Fort Wayne two Sundays a month and living on her own with two cats.
We hope you and your families will have a healthy and happy 2010. Judy (Fuller) Scheumann, Terry and Margaret (Fuller) McBride
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:10 pm
Barb, Bruce and Rick: I was sorry to hear of your father’s passing. I will always remember him as one of the most special men in my early growing up times. He was always so upbeat and full of smiles. I will long remember all the fun times at the lake, your parent’s home and their Sunday School class get-togethers with home-made ice cream. He was a great role model. I’m sure you will find peace in knowing how blessed you have been to have him as your father. My prayers are with you. Love, Vickee