William John Bailey MD 1949 - 2017

BAILEY, WAHL, GRAY

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/12/2017 at 19:02:48

Sioux City Journal
26 March 2017

SIOUX CITY | William John Bailey MD, 67, of Lincoln, Neb., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017.

A celebration of life service will be 3 p.m. Saturday, April 1, at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 M St., in Lincoln Neb. Private family burial will be at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of Memories in Omaha.

Bill was born on Sept. 10, 1949, in Anamosa, Iowa. He graduated from Anamosa High School, the University of Iowa (BSc), Creighton University (MD) & AAFP residency NARMC in Pensacola Fla. Bill served in the U.S. Navy Reserve from June 1, 1975 through Jan. 1990, with the first five years as active reserve, attaining the rank of CDR. With AAFP certification, he doctored in Millington, Tenn, Seward and Lincoln Neb., and at the Siouxland Medical Education Foundation in Sioux City as affiliate faculty with the University of Iowa.

Bill found his calling in teaching at the SMEF Family Residency program, receiving the Faculty of the Year Award five times. He served on multiple medical committees during his career and was medical director for several years at the Lincoln clinic.

Bill treasured time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He would tell you that highlights of his life included participation in international medical missions to Bolivia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Togo, Peru, and Mexico as well as his time in the outdoors with numerous hiking, camping, back-packing, and canoeing trips. Each experience afforded him another episode to add to his repertoire of humorous stories.

He is survived by his wife, Teresa (Wahl) Bailey of Lincoln; daughters, Arra (Fred) Katona of Wheat Ridge Colo., and Catherina (Nicholas) Krehbiel of Hutchinson Kan.; grandchildren, Laszlo and Novalyn Katona, and Duncan and Bailey Krehbiel; brothers, Brian (Theresa) and Philip (Dawn) Bailey; and many nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John Lewis Bailey and Rosemary (Gray) Bailey.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Doctors Without Borders, 333 Seventh Ave., Second Floor, New York, NY 10001, Heifer International, PO Box 8058, Little Rock, AR 72203, or St. Paul UMC Missions, 1144 M ST, Lincoln NE 68508.