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::Rose Hill Cemetery--Chickasha OK

The Chickasha Express-Star 10 February 2001

Reford Lee Bailey

Funeral services for Reford Lee Bailey, 73, of Chickasha, will be held at 
1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2001, in the Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel 
with Rev. Kim Hayes officiating.

Reford Lee Bailey was born on Sept. 1, 1927, in Laverty. He died Thursday, 
Feb. 8, 2001, at his home in Chickasha.

Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson 
Funeral Home.

2nd Obit

The Chickasha Express-Star 11 February 2001

REFORD LEE BAILEY

Funeral services for Reford Lee Bailey, 73, of Chickasha, were held on 
Saturday, February 10, 2001, at 1:30 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel 
with Rev. Kim Hayes of the Bible Baptist Church officiating.

Reford Lee Bailey was born on September 1, 1927, in Laverty, Oklahoma, the 
son of Wesley Bailey and Eva Wood Bailey. He died Thursday, February 8, 2001, 
at his home in Chickasha.

Reford attended Pioneer Grade School and then went on to attend Cement High 
School.

Reford served eight years in the Merchant Marines.

After serving in the Merchant Marines, he married Louise Kirksey on June 29, 
1951, in Chickasha. To this union, his three children were born.

He was also employed with the Civil Services Department in Fort Sill for 
several years.

Reford later was employed with the Chickasha Fire Department in 1955, where 
he retired as Fire Chief in 1975. After retirement, he worked as a building 
contractor for ten years.

Reford enjoyed gardening and spending endless time with his family.

Reford was preceded in death by both parents, four brothers and two sisters.

Survivors include: a daughter, Vickie VanHooser of Edmond, OK; a daughter and 
son-in-law, Donna and Col. (S) Dale DeKinder of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; one 
son and daughter-in-law Ricky and Tammi Bailey of Ninnekah, OK; six 
grandchildren, Danny DeKinder and wife, Stacey, of Omaha, Nebraska, Dustin 
DeKinder of Oklahoma City, Tye Thompson of Dallas, TX, Matt Thompson of 
Chickasha, DeAnn DeKinder of Lubbock, TX and Rusty Bailey of Chickasha; and 
one soon-to-be great grandchild; three sisters, Mildred Bishop and husband, 
Howard of Oklahoma City, Opal Ford of Cement, OK, and Geneva Roberts of 
Chickasha; and many well-loved nieces and nephews.

Music was provided by family and friends.

Casket bearers were: Howard Bishop, Bob Hinton, Earl Livingston, Gene 
Hestand, Bill Bailey and Jim Bailey.
Internment was in the Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson 
Funeral Home.
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