Claudius C. Bailey, 95, of Rosebush died Monday, December 19, 2005 at Central Michigan Community Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, December 22, 2005 at Lux Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant with Lorraine McGuinness officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 2-8 p.m. and Thursday from 10-11 a.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Rosebush Manor, 4210 E. Rosebush Rd., Rosebush MI 48878. Envelopes are available at Lux Funeral Home. Claudius was born April 1, 1910 in Mt. Pleasant, the son of George and Jennie (Hitsman) Bailey. He married Olive "Dorothy" Button on October 26, 1933 in Angola, Indiana.

He worked for Loomis machine Company/Rite Hite Docks as an experimental engineer, retiring after 30 years. He also raised beef and cash crops. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking, traveling, spending time at Higgins Lake and Okeechobee, Fla., and playing checkers. But he enjoyed spending time with his family the most.

Claudius is survived by three children, Joyce (Dale) Laverty of Farwell, Janet (Donald) Tiedeman of Holly, and Bruce (Kim) Bailey, Rosebush; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Jennie Bailey; his wife, Olive "Dorothy"; a granddaughter, DeeAnna (Tiedeman) Carmichael; brother, Stanley Bailey and infant twin brothers.

To view his obituary online or leave a message for the family please visit: www.luxfuneralhome.com.

(Published in The Morning Sun Tuesday, December 20, 2005)

LaVerne LeRoy Bailey, age 79, of St. Louis, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at the Schnepp Health Care Center in St. Louis, MI. Memorial service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel in St. Louis, MI on Monday, October 23, 2006 at 11:00a.m. with Pastor Lillian French officiating. Visitation is one hour before service from 10:00a.m.-11:00a.m.

LaVerne was born in Midland County, MI, on May 21, 1927, the son of George Nelson and Gertrude Bell (Quidort) Bailey. He resided most of his life in the St. Louis area. He graduated from St. Louis High School with the class of 1946. LaVerne married Namah Stanton on October 20, 1951 in Ithaca, MI. She died on May 2, 1992.

He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. LaVerne retired from Dow Chemical in 1986. he was an avid hunter, fisherman and golfer. He was a member of the St. Louis First United Methodist Church.

LaVerne is survived by his 3 children, George Bailey and fiancee Gail English of Lansing, MI, Larry Bailey of Midland, MI, and Ellen and Robert Phelps of Golden, Colorado; 2 grandchildren, Nolan and Christine Bailey of Denver, CO, and Jorgi Bailey of Lansing, MI; step-granddaughter, Jefti VanValkenburg; 3 step-great grandchildren, Michael Alexandria, and Kaleb Peters; and 3 sisters, Helen and James Humphrey of Olympia, Washington, Florine and Darrell "Buzz" Brown of St. Louis, MI, and Nancy Bailey of Lagrange, IN.

LaVerne was preceded by his parents, wife, 3 brothers, Orlo "Burrel", Loyal and Dale, also a sister, Ilah.

Memorials may be made to St. Louis First United Methodist Church, or the Theodore Austin Cutler Memorial Library.

On-line condolences can be sent to www.smithfamiyfuneralhomes.com. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes, St. Louis Chapel.

(Published in The Morning Sun Thursday, October 19, 2006



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