Carol Jeannette Bailey, the daughter of Edward L. and Alice E. Dunn Ware, was born on August 14, 1926, in Cherokee County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Peterson, Iowa, where she received her education and was graduated from Peterson High School in 1944. She then attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, where she received a teaching degree and was graduated in 1945.
Carol married Homer Marshall Bailey on June 20, 1945, in Peterson, Iowa. They moved to Victorville, California, until January 1946, when they returned to Iowa. They farmed the land north of Peterson for several decades until their retirement. Carol was an active member of the First Congregational Church in Peterson, where she was in Women's Fellowship, Circle IV, Church Clerk, and taught Sunday School for many years. She was also active with Campfire Girls, 4-H, Cub Scouts, Royal Federated Women's Club, Order of the Eastern Star, Past Matrons, Peterson Heritage Society, and Spencer Concert Series. She was Moderator of the Iowa-Nebraska Association of Congregational Christian Churches and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Association. Carol loved music, played the flute and piano, and made excellent pies
Carol passed away at Longhouse Residence on January 22, 2007, at the age of 80. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Barbara; and her husband, Homer.
She is survived by two sons: the Rev. Steven Bailey of Burlington, Iowa, and Bryan and his wife, Gayle Bailey of Everly, Iowa; one daughter, Linda and her husband, James Walker of Truesdale, Iowa; four grandchildren: Bridget Bailey, Shawn Walker, Sarah Walker, and Shandra Causey; one great granddaughter, Olivia Causey; other relatives and many friends.
SERVICES
Funeral Services will be held 11:00 A.M., Friday, January 26, 2007 at the First Congregational Church in Peterson, Iowa.
OFFICIATING
Rev. Charles Hall
CASKET BEARERS
Don Aschenbrenner - Kent Ankerstjerne
Wendell King - Charlie Sandvig
Gary Wede - Richard Bailey
VISITATION
Visitation will begin 1:00 P.M., Thursday, January 25, with the family present from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M., Thursday Evening at the Warner Funeral Home in Spencer.
MUSIC
'When They Ring Those Golden Bells'
'Danny Boy'
'The Lord's Prayer'
By Karen Dardar
Organist - Elsie Mae Brown
INTERMENT
Riverside Cemetery
Spencer, Iowa
1:30 P.M., Friday, January 26