Grace A. Bailey

PRESTON - Grace Ann Bailey, 91, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2007, at the home of her son in Preston.

She was born Jan. 22, 1916, in Sharptown, daughter of the late Henry and Carrie Hastings Dickerson. Her husband, Alfred Bailey, preceded her in death on Feb. 14, 1967.

She was a homemaker. She attended Grace Baptist Church in Hurlock and was a lifetime member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Eldorado-Brookview Fire Co.

She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, James R. Bailey and Janet, of Preston; a granddaughter, Susan B. Ortega and her husband, John, of Rhodesdale; two great-grandchildren, Danielle Ortega of Salisbury and Lance Cpl. Matthew Ortega stationed at New Orleans; a sister, Ruth Murray of Laurel, Del.; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, at the Framptom Funeral Home. P.A. in Federalsburg, with Pastor Dave Stewart officiating. Burial will follow in Junior Order Cemetery in Preston.

Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Friday 1 to 2 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Grace Interim Ministries, c/o Robert Bridner, 550 S. Buck Horn Road, Greenville, SC 29609