EATON, IN
DOROTHY B. BAILEY, 86, passed away Monday, November 23, 2009 in Ball Memorial Hospital.
The daughter of Frank and Lillie May (Upton) Matchett, she was born December 24, 1922 in Muncie. She married John Bailey on July 20, 1940 in Muncie.
In addition to being a homemaker, Dorothy worked at the Eaton Canning Factory.
She is survived by her husband John Bailey, two sons: Larry Bailey (wife, Jo), of Eaton, and John Bailey, of Eaton, three sisters: Ethel Hutchens, Annabelle Gray, both of Eaton, and Thelma McCallister (husband, Bud) of Parker City, 7 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, 2 step-great grandchildren and 1 step great-great grandchild.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Lillie Matchett, one son, Randy Bailey, four brothers, Claude, Morris, Don and Art, four sisters: Mary Lou, Helen, Susie, Sylvia, and Marie.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, November 25, 2009 in the Pitman-Richman Funeral Home, 200 S. Hartford St., Eaton, with Rev. Earlene Lamperd and Rev. Scott Lamperd presiding. Burial will follow in Gardens of Memory.
Friends may call on at the funeral home on Tuesday, November 24, from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 pm. and after 12:00 Noon until services Wednesday.
Online condolences may be made at www.watersfuneralhomes.com.
