Brooksie Bailey, 02 Dec 1948 - 05 May 2007

BAILEY, WATTS, JOHNSTON

Posted By: Netha M Meyer (email)
Date: 5/8/2007 at 18:11:28

Brooksie A. Bailey , age 58 of Marengo, died Saturday, May 5, 2007 at her home following a brief illness. Funeral Services: 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 9, 2007 First United Methodist Church, Marengo with Rev. Eric Nygren officiating. Inurnment will be in the Marengo Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 P.M. Tuesday, May 8, 2006 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.

She is survived by a son, Curtis Bailey (Denise) of Marengo, a grandson, Alex Bailey; three stepsons, Joe Losch (Diane) of Cedar Rapids, John Losch (Donna) of Florida, and Jim Losch (Sharon) of Marion; two step daughters, Jeri Springman (Barry) of Alburnette and Joan Ondler (Corky) of Marion; a grandson, Alex Bailey; 12 step-grandchildren; 12 step-great grandchildren and a brother Jefferson D. Watts of Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Harold Bailey in 2006.

Brooksie Anna Watts was born December 2, 1948 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa the daughter of Clyde F. Watts and Vivian L. Johnston Watts. She graduated from Iowa Valley High School and attended Drake University and A.I.B. in Des Moines. Brooksie married Harold Bailey on July 28, 1975 in Cedar Rapids. He died in July 2006. Besides being a homemaker, Brooksie was employed at National Oats for 26 years as a personnel assistant. She owned and operated Videoland in Marengo for ten years before closing it this year.

Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo
Cedar Rapids Gazette, 8 May 07, 4b