Bessie Bailey

ARLINGTON -- Bessie "Faye" Bailey, 77, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at home surrounded by her family.        Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield.        Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society.        Faye was born Dec. 19, 1931, to Nellie Mae Runion Grider and Henry W. "Buck" Grider. She married Doyle Howard Bailey on Jan. 17, 1958. They were best friends for more than 50 years. Faye loved to work in the yard, sew and visit with family and friends. She was a caregiver to many and enjoyed life every day.        Survivors: Loving husband, Doyle; daughters, Carolyn Morris and husband, Terry, and Audra Thibodeaux; grandchildren, Virginia "Jenny" Keehan and husband, Patrick, Victoria Weir and husband, Chris, Rob Morris and wife, Amy, Drew Clark and wife, Crystal, and John and David Thibodeaux; great-grandchildren, Camille and Ford Keehan and Ellie and Anna Claire Morris; sisters, Louise Poe and husband, Mike, and Mary...