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Denver L. Bailey

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Service: Celebration of Life will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Smith Family Funeral Home in Green Forest, with private interment to follow; Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, at the funeral home.

Denver Louis (D.L.) Bailey, of Alpena, was born Jan. 24, 1933, in Alpena, to Tom and Alice (Dillingham) Bailey. He passed from this life Thursday, Aug. 16 (2018) at the age of 85.


D.L. was a resident of Alpena most of his life. He worked as a third generation stone and brick mason for many years, being taught the trade by his father. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. D.L. loved to fish and hunt and had fished the local and Mid-Western pro-am fishing tournaments. He enjoyed hunting with his sons, cousins and friends in Colorado and realized a life-long dream to go to Alaska. He loved making arrowheads, raising registered fox trotting horses and had a special love for his dog Pepper. Denver loved his family and felt blessed that his children, as adults, stayed in the area and raised their families so that he could call and visit them often and watch the grandchildren grow up.


He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Emma Jean (Sims) of the home; sons, Garry Bailey of Alpena, Edward Bailey and wife, Laura of Alpena; daughters, Myra Colliver and husband, Mike and Edana Cole and husband, Edward, all of Harrison; 10 grandchildren, Kevin and Jeremy Colliver, Jamie Hall, Kimberley Johnson, Kendra Bailey, Bradley Bailey, Sarah Bailey, Andy Bailey, AnnJanette Cole, Logan Cole; seven great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lillian Carpenter of Alpena, Florine Thomason and husband, Gerald of Harrison; brother-in-law, Dewey Stephens of Alpena; sister-in-law, Wynema Graves of Alpena; and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
 

D.L. was preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Allen Dean and Kevin Lee Bailey; infant grandchild, Brenden Cole; one sister, Christine Stephens; and two brothers-in-law, Jerry Carpenter and J.D. Graves.


Celebration of life will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Smith Family Funeral Home in Green Forest with Pastor Lannie Younger officiating. Private interment will follow. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, at Smith Family Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be made at smithfamilyfuneralhome.net .



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