Jeanetha Bailey
February 21, 2011
Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples-when they see the love you have for each other. John 13:33-35 (Message Bible)
The compassion that Jesus called us to in the Gospel of John was alive and well in the heart of Jeanetha Elaine Bailey. She truly cared about and loved others. Jeanetha was eager to be there for family and friends, she was an encourager and knew how to share a positive word to lift your spirit. More than her own life, she loved and valued her family. She served her family well and she took her role as mother, daughter, sister and wife very seriously.
Born on June 2, 1967, in Des Moines, Iowa, Jeanetha was an only child of John and Alta Mae for the first decade of her life. Yet she quickly embraced the gift of being an older sister when her brother John was born. Jeanetha was the one to seek the peace and to accommodate others. She appreciated the strong work ethic of her father and the commitment to family shown by her mother. Jeanetha graduated from Hoover High School in Des Moines, and a few years later married Willie Bailey and subsequently moved to Seattle, Washington. Once in Washington, Jeanetha pursued her education at a local business college and she and Willie began to raise a family. After 23 years of marriage, their family includes three sons (Debin, Demison, and Richmond), two step children (Jayme and Tandra Bailey), three step grandchildren and one more on the way. Jeanetha’s extended family is numerous and she is preceded in death by a sister (Personna), maternal grandparents (Oscar and Erna Mae Johnson) and paternal grandparents (John Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Tolson). She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, sons, parents and extended family.
Jeanetha will truly be missed, her bright and genuine smile was known to light up any room. As she fought for a good education for her sons, she was just as committed to the wellbeing of all children. In addition to being self-employed through Avon, Jeanetha worked for Seattle Children’s Hospital and had written two unpublished children’s books.
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Netta Greenfield
02/25/2011
This is one of the hardest thing I have to do is say good-bye to person that always had a big smile for everyone. You were the best friend to anyone that was your friend. You will be missed by so many. I am glad that I was one of your friends. The fun, the laughter and the talks. Rest in peace.
Love,
Netta Greenfield
Maureen Johnson
02/24/2011
Dear Willie, Debin, Demison, Richie and all of Jeanetha's family, I am so very, very sorry for the loss of Jeanetha. She was my dear friend and I am heartsick. I hold you all in my prayers and if there is ever anything I can do, please let me help. I can't even begin to express my sadness for each of you. I'm here if you need me...
Mo
Linda Joshua-Oglesby
02/24/2011
My beloved friend Jeanetha will be missed, I will cherish our memories from childhood to adulthood forever! Heaven is a brighter place now since she arrived with her smile as bright as the sun. May she now rest in peace.
Love,
Linda O.
jeni scheid
02/23/2011
Ritchie- I am so very sorry!!!