Joretta Ann Bailey, 86 of Gresham OR, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020. She was born on May 26, 1934 in Charleston, West Virginia to Clay and Ruby Hill. She worked as a secretary for 10 years at Union Carbide before marrying Thomas Howard Bailey on August 11, 1952 in Charleston, West Virginia. She retired from Georgia Pacific as Human Resources Manager after thirty years and then worked as a receptionist with Remax Equity Group for another thirteen years. She was a pianist for many years at her church in West Virginia and enjoyed crocheting, reading and shopping. Joretta loved her dog “Pebbles” and was her constant companion.
Joretta is survived by daughters Mary Jo Topaum of Gresham OR and Abbe Bailey Blake of Cross Lanes WV; son Bill Bailey of Boring OR; brother David Hill of Charleston WV; six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother Bob Hill. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Tom in 1965.
Services for Joretta will be delayed due to Covid-19. Her final place of rest will be with her husband in West Virginia. Contributions may be made, in lieu of flowers, as donations in Joretta’s name to the Oregon Humane Society at www.oregonhumane.org. Arrangements entrusted to Bateman Carroll Funeral Home in Gresham, Oregon.
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