Betty J. Bailey
January 19, 2011
Betty J. Bailey, 89, passed away on Wednesday, January 19, 2011 at Kavanagh House on 56th Street. A visitation will be held on Friday, January 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. The funeral service will be on Saturday, January 22 at 2:00 p.m. at Christ United Methodist Church, 5723 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines. Burial will follow at Violet Cemetery in Perry, Iowa.
The daughter of Winnie and Joe Duncan, she graduated from Bagley High School in 1939. Betty married Lloyd R. Bailey on December 15, 1939. She was a housekeeper for 20 years for the Wiese family of Perry, Iowa. Betty enjoyed many activities including, Boy Scout den mother, PTA member, and President of the DOES for a time. Betty was a loving and supportive wife, mother and grandmother.
She will be greatly missed by her daughter, Karen K. (Ron) Christensen; grandchildren, Dwayne L. (Tina) Christensen, Kimberly K. Christensen and Cherie M. (Robb) Weeter; great-grandchildren, Mackenzie C. Weeter, Kayleigh A. Christensen, and Ashland B. Christensen; and many nieces and nephews.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd; daughter, Carolyn Lee Bailey; son, Richard L. Bailey; brothers, Jerry Duncan and Clyde Duncan; sisters, Donnie Laughery, Doris Hollis, Barbara Kinder.
Online condolences may be made at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Lloyd & Judy Swensen
02/07/2011
To the family of Betty Bailey we want to express our heartfelt sympathy, in this time of sorrow. Our prayers & thoughts are with all of you at this time.Just remember all the good times & all the good memories you have of your loved one.
God Bless All Of You
Lloyd & Judy Swensen
Julia Williams
01/21/2011
Oh Dear Ones!
My heart aches for you! Please know your whole family is thought of with much love and concern! Prayers for strength, peace and hope are being sent your way! Dear Betty will be missed so much now, we know, but knowing Betty, she's probably dancing & singing with angels! Please be gentle with yourselves & each other.
With sympathy,