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Mabel Grace Byrd Bailey, 90, peacefully died early Friday
morning, March 13, 2009 at Wellmont Holston Valley Medical
Center, Kingsport, Sullivan Co TN.
She was born December 12, 1918, the daughter of the late
O. M. and Grace Bowman Byrd.
Mabel was a native and lifelong resident of Kingsport and
a graduate of Dobyns Bennett High School in 1938. She was
the loving and devoted wife of the late J. H. Bailey, Jr.
Mabel and her mother owned and operated Forest Grill
Restaurant from the late 1940's until it's closing in the
late 1960's.
As an active member of the community, she belonged to
Waverly Road Presbyterian Church where she taught Sunday
School, volunteered with the church food pantry, and
participated in her local church circle. Mable is remembered
as a loving, witty and compassionate family matriarch and
friend who will be greatly missed.
Surviving are her daughter, Julia Bailey Daniel of
Columbia, SC; grandson, Jonathan Eric Daniel and his wife
Hope of Los Angeles, CA; sister-in-law, Ilanette Byrd;
niece, Nancy Byrd Piercy and her husband William; nephews,
Joe Byrd Jr. and his wife Anita Jo, Charles H. Byrd, Sr.
and his wife Laura; great-nieces, Courtney, Margaret Anne,
and Grace Byrd; great-nephews, Charles Lambert, Holloway
Byrd, and William Henry Piercy, all of Jackson, TN; and an
aunt, Kitty Bowman of Kingsport, TN.
The family would like to recognize Mabel's caregivers,
Barbara Davidson, Sherry Castle, Missy Conley, Chris
Bishop, and Marsha Vonnen, whose love and devotion to Ms.
Mabel has truly made them a part of the family.
Calling hours are from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday,
March 16, 2009, at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport, TN.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 17,
2009, at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes, Kingsport, with
Rev. Daniel S. Clark officiating.
Burial Ceremony to be held at Oak Hill Memorial Park on
Tuesday, March 17, 2009.
Oak Hill Memorial Park, 800 Truxton Drive Kingsport, TN
37660 423-246-4631
http://www.hamlettdobson.com/
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