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Emporia Gazette, The (KS) - March 12, 2005 Deceased Name: obit: LaVeta F. Herron Bailey obit : LaVeta F. Herron Bailey
Overland Park - Former Emporia resident LaVeta F. Bailey, 91, died Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005, a t the Villa St. Joseph in Overland Park.
Mrs. Bailey and her husband, LeRoy Bailey, moved to Emporia in the mid 1940s when her husban d worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. Mrs. Bailey worked at Newman's Department Store in the je welry department and in the business office. After retirement, she and her husband spent wint ers in Tucson, Ariz., where they later moved. She moved to Overland Park in 1997 to be near h er daughter.
The daughter of Harry and Electa Herron, she was born Sept. 5, 1913, at Hardin, Ill. She wa s married to LeRoy N. Bailey for 60 years before he died in 1995.
Mrs. Bailey is survived by a daughter, AliceLee Hollister of Overland Park; a sister; two gra ndsons; and one great-grandson.
A private family memorial service will be held. Mrs. Bailey was cremated.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Friends of Saguaro, P.O. Box 18998, Tucson, AZ 85731-89 98, a local animal shelter or a charity of the donor's choice.
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