SHREVEPORT, LA - A celebration service honoring the life of Mrs. Geraldine Bailey will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 8, 2015 in the chapel at Rose-Neath Funeral Home on Southside Drive. Gerri's son-in-law, Ray Wilson, pastor of Light of the World Church in Marshall, TX will be officiating the service and her son, Randy Bailey of Dallas, TX will be assisting. There will be a visitation prior to the service at 1:00 p.m.
Gerri was born June 11, 1931 in South Carolina and passed away June 4, 2015 in Shreveport, LA. She was a devoted wife to George Bailey, Sr.; they recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. She was a loving mother and grandmother to her family. She never failed to tell you each and every time she was with you how special you were and how much she loved you. From the people in the numerous churches she and her husband served in, to her neighbors, friends and especially her family; her compassion and love for people had no bounds. She will be missed dearly by all who knew her.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Duke and Maggie Creech; her siblings; her son, Bill Bailey; her granddaughter, Aimee Bailey; and her great-grandson, Smith Bailey.
Left to cherish her beautiful memory is her husband, George Bailey; son, Randy Bailey and wife, Nancy; daughter, Terri Wilson and husband, Ray; daughter-in-law, Desiree Bailey; 13 grandchildren, Shannon Ross and husband, Jared, Jeremy Bailey, Jonathan Bailey and wife, Kori, Joshua Bailey and wife, Kim; Jennifer Acklen and husband, Brad, Christopher Bailey and wife, Kalli, Anna Kitchens and husband, Donny, Andrea Johnson and husband, Jonathan, Michael and Elise Bailey, Timothy Wilson and wife, Jacie, Benjamin Wilson and wife, Brandy, Aaron Wilson and wife, Kristyn; 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.