Doreta Jean Bailey Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Clay Center resident, Doreta Jean Bailey, 88, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Chris and Jim Eads in Clay Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the United Church of Christ in Clay Center, NE with Rev. Bill Harrold and Rev. John Snyder officiating. Interment will follow at the Edgar Cemetery in Edgar, NE. Visitation will be Friday, from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m., with the family present from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m., at McLaughlin Funeral Chapel in Clay Center, NE. Memorial contributions may be directed to the United Church of Christ in Clay Center or to the family. Doreta grew up in Burchard, NE, where she graduated high school in 1945 at the age of 16. She married Max L. Bailey on May 11, 1947, in Pawnee City. They moved to Edgar, NE, before moving to Clay Center, NE, in 1953. Doreta was a member of the Clay Center United Church of Christ, Women's Fellowship in that church, Mothers Club, and Eastern Star Chapter No. 96. She helped with Vacation Bible School in the summers. She enjoyed singing with the Minutemen and Belles, in the UCC church choir, and in a trio with friends Betty Eastin and Jenny Northrop. She loved all kinds of flowers, and her special interest was her flower gardens and bird feeders. She was also very devoted to her family. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Chris and Jim Eads of Clay Center, NE; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Chris Bailey of Clay Center, NE; granddaughter, Darcey Eads of Dallas, TX; granddaughter, Jacey Hopper, husband Mathew, and great grandson, Maxwell James of Dallas, TX; grandson, Justin Bailey and special friend Cassandra McFarland of Omaha, NE; granddaughters, Breanna Bailey of Kearney, NE; and Nicole Bailey of Wayne, NE. She is also survived by her loving sister, Wilma Snyder of Liberty, NE, very special friend, Royce East of North Platte, NE, and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Velma Opal Koher and Harry Carlin Koher and her husband, Max L. Bailey.

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Doreta Jean Bailey

September 11, 1928 - February 14, 2017