In Memory

George Lewis Bailey - Class Of 1945

George Lewis Bailey

George L. Bailey, 67, retired music teacher, of Clearwater, Fla. died Monday (April 17, 1995) at Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater.

He was born in Grayville, Ill., and came here in 1965 from Virginia Beach, Va.

He worked as a music teacher with the Pinellas County school system, including the last 23 years at Safety Harbor Middle School. He was assistant director of the Clearwater Community Band. He retired as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve and was a member of the Retired Naval Officers Association. He was a member of the Eastern Illinois University Alumni Association.

Survivors include his wife, Ann; his mother, Mary Bailey, Port Charlotte; and two brothers, Frank, Pana, Ill., and Robert, Indianapolis.

Private family burial in Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Illinois

Published in St. Petersburg Times (FL) ~ april 20, 1995