Wanda L. Bailey

Wanda L. “Peggy” Bailey MARION- 8220;Wanda L. “Peggy” Bailey, 96, of Marion passed away at 6:20 PM, Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Kevin McNeely officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until time of the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Coal Bank Springs Cemetery in Dykersburg. Memorials may be made to Coal Bank Springs Cemetery Fund; envelopes are available at the funeral home or may be sent c/o Blue Funeral Home, PO Box 411, Marion, IL 62959. Mrs. Bailey was born September 12, 1911 in Williamson County, Illinois to John L. and Addie (Miller) Turner. She married Coy Virgil Bailey on July 16, 1952 in Piggott, Arkansas; he preceded her in death on April 27, 1993. Survivors include step-daughter and her husband, Pat and George Polasek of Tennessee; several step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren; brother, Chester Turner of Crab Orchard; sisters, Evelyn Black and Mildred Richey both of Marion; nieces and husbands, Deborah and David McAlpin and JoAnn and Jim Nicholson; nephews and wives, Gordon and Diane Richey and Ron and Kay Jochum; and several great nieces and nephews. She was preceded by her parents; her husband; step-son, Coy Bailey; sister, Afton Jochum; and nephew, John Edgar Turner. Mrs. Bailey was a longtime member of Coal Bank Springs Church. She worked for several years at the Economy Store in Marion and she was a homemaker.