Edith I. Bailey, 93, Onarga, IL

Edith I. Bailey, 93, of Onarga, IL passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka, IL.

Visitation will run from 5-8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31 at Knapp Funeral Home in Onarga, where services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 1. Rev. Neil Larimore will officiate. Burial will be at Onarga Cemetery.

Mrs. Bailey was born March 23, 1917 in LeRoy, IL, a daughter of Orba and Amanda E. Barton Scott. She married Charles F. Bailey on May 3, 1931 in Earl Park, IN and he preceded her in death on Sept. 10, 1975.

Survivors include four sons and daughters-in-law, Charles O. and Alice Bailey and Dale J. and Dianne Bailey all of Onarga, Harvey D. and Sandi Bailey of Peoria, AZ and Richard K. and Marlene Bailey of Sadorus, IL; two daughters-in-law and sons-in-law, Eileen K. and Arthur Hovick of Arlington and Wendy and Richard Harms of Roberts; twenty-four grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; two sisters; two sons, Paul L. Bailey and Francis E. Bailey; and one daughter, Irene Faye.

Mrs. Bailey was a member of Onarga Christian Church and the VFW Auxiliary in Onarga. She enjoyed flower gardens.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.

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