Mr. Herman Doyle Bailey, 86, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at his home in Merigold. Funeral services will be Friday, July 30, 2010 at Shelby United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. with Bill Pennington officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 6:00- 8:00 p.m. at Ray Funeral Home. Burial will follow funeral service in Shelby Cemetery.
Mr. Bailey was born December 5, 1923 to John Thomas Bailey and Mamie Heard in Merigold, MS. He married Norma Jean Sudduth on July 15, 2001.
He is preceded in death by his parents John Thomas Bailey and Mamie Heard Bailey.
He is survived by his wife, Norma Jean Bailey of Merigold; sons, Thomas Bailey of Quimby, SC, Donald Bailey of Plano, TX, and Charles Bailey of Hattiesburg, MS; daughter, Margaret Kallay of Centreville, MD; sisters, Elsie Carroll of Cleveland, MS, and Eleanor Herren of Lilburn, GA; seven grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren.