Claudie Bailey Jr.

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Feb. 22, 1956 – Aug. 17, 2012

LORMAN — Services for Claudie “Little Claudie” Bailey Jr., 56, of Fayette, who died Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, at Jefferson County Hospital, will be at 11 a.m. today at Rose Hill Christian Church in Lorman with the Rev. Walter Chambers officiating.

Burial will follow at Cedars Rest Cemetery in Lorman under the direction of Spencer Funeral Home in Fayette.

Mr. Bailey was born Feb. 22, 1956, in Natchez, the son of Claudie Bailey Sr. and Mary Mims Bailey.

Claudie confessed Christ at an early age at Fayette Christian Church. He was united in holy matrimony to Deborah Buck.

He was preceded in death by his mother and one nephew, the Rev. Anthony Berry.

Survivors include his loving wife, Deborah; three sons, Taurus Buck and wife, Jessica, of Newport, Va., Terry Buck and wife, Kiera, of Hampton, Va., and Tony Bailey and wife, Candice, of Natchez; his father of Fayette; two sisters, Louise Reed and husband, Charles, of Red Lick and Myrtis Collins and husband, Gilbert, of Fayette; two brothers, James Bailey and wife, Lucille, of Red Lick and Courtney Bailey and wife, ShaShonda, of Natchez; two uncles, Scott Bell and wife, Lillie, and Aaron Bailey and wife, Georgia, all of Red Lick; four grandchildren, Trejdan, Tyas, Takyrrius and Jayana; one goddaughter, Courtney Lewis; and a number of nieces, nephews, in-laws, other relatives and friends.