Mrs. Mary L “Boots” Bailey, 84, a resident of Normandy, TN passed away on
Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma. Funeral
Services are scheduled for Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 11 AM at
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Bethany
Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday, July 1, 2016 from 6
– 8 PM.
A native of Coffee County, she was the daughter of the late William Sherman
and Radie Gordon Ferrell Tyler. Mrs. Bailey attended the Robert’s Chapel
Baptist Church. She was a ball sewer for Lannom’s and later would babysit
children or sit with the elderly. She enjoyed watching birds, squirrels
and ground hogs in her yard. Her favorite activity was spending time with
her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James
Thomas Bailey; one son, James Robert Bailey; one brother, John Henry Tyler
and one sister, Jennie Mae Matthews.
She is survived by two sons, John Thomas Bailey and his wife, Janice of
Arlington, TX and Ralph Donald Bailey and his wife, Metzi of Normandy; six
grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.