Curtis "Eddie" Bailey Jr

LASHMEET - Curtis Edward “Eddie” Bailey, Jr., 73, of Lashmeet died Saturday, August 6, 2016. Born November 22, 1942 in Youngstown, Ohio he was the son of the late Curtis E. Bailey, Sr. and Mary Lou Caldwell Bailey. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a former employee of Valley Bell Dairy in Beckley, Kitchekan Fuel Corporation in Hiawatha, B & G Trucking in Matoaka and retired from H. T. Bowling Construction in Dublin, VA. Eddie enjoyed doing projects around the house, outdoor chores, cutting firewood and watching NASCAR. He especially loved spending time with his grandson. The family extends special thanks to Rick Atwood and Martha and James Ford. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, James Dale Bailey, David Wayne Bailey and Roger Lee Bailey: one sister, Sharon Wheeler and special family friends, Ruby and Edsel Hurst. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Sarah Tibbs Bailey; two sons, Brian K. Bailey and special friend, Melissa Ward of Princeton and Dwayne Bailey and wife, Leslie of Princeton; one grandson, Kyle Edward Bailey, who was the “apple of Paw Paw’s eye”; three brothers, Freddie “Bobo” Bailey of Princeton, Robert Keith Bailey and wife, Deborah of Princeton and Michael Scott Bailey of Princeton; seven sisters, Patricia Bailey and husband, Wayne Linkous of Asheboro, NC, Connie Espinola of St. Petersburg, FL, Cynthia Miller of South Carolina, Betty Thorn of Asheboro, NC, Sandra Guill of Princeton, Debra Lawing of Princeton and Melissa and John Laign of Pittsboro, NC and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at the Rowland H. Bailey Funeral Chapel with Rev. James Ford officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Pallbearers will be Ricky Hurst, Rick Atwood, Wayne Linkous, Michael Bailey, Sean Ward and Robert Jarrells. Friends may visit with the family from 12:00 p.m. until the service hour at Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton. Memorial contributions in memory of Mr. Bailey may be made to American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123. Arrangements by Bailey-Kirk Funeral Home in Princeton. To send the family online condolences please visit www.bailey-kirk.com.

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Curtis "Eddie" Bailey Jr

November 22, 1942 - August 6, 2016