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MELBOURNE – Carl William Bailey, 87, of Sidney died Sunday, March 31, 2002, at Batesville.

Born June 28, 1914, in DeWitt, he was the son of John and Dell Bailey. He was a sawmill operator and attended Concord Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors include a son, James Bailey of Mount Pleasant; two daughters, Marion Herrington of Sidney and Sharon Jeffery of Batesville; a half brother, Ernest Dean Bailey of Yuma, Ariz.; a sister, Osie Duke of Sidney; 25 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his stepmother, Janie Bailey; his wife, Noba Ann Stroud Bailey; two sons, Douglas Bailey and Paul Bailey; four brothers, Ray Bailey, General Bailey, Elmer Bailey and Silas Bailey; five half brothers, Charles Bailey, John Henry Bailey, Vernie Lee Bailey, Deek “Earnie” Bailey and Dan Bailey; and two half sisters, Cybl Bailey and Sylvia Bailey.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cornerstone Baptist Church with the Rev. Matthew Adam and the Rev. Alvin Wiles officiating. Burial will be in Barren Fork Cemetery with arrangements by Eddie’s Family Funeral Home of Melbourne.

Pallbearers will be Mark Herrington, Rickey Bailey, Jimmy Bailey, Aaron Jeffery, Randy Guiltner and Brian Vest.

Honorary pallbearers will be Toro Sullins, Terry Kimble, Allen Bailey and James Bailey.

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