Buddy was a farmer for years and also retired from Converse Steel.
Buddy was preceded in death by his wife, Irene Bailey; parents, Walter and Maude Bailey; sisters, Margaret Gann and Edna Marsh and a brother Joe Bailey.
Buddy is survived by his nieces, Mary Passow of Soddy Daisy , TN, Deanna Shelton, of Hixson, TN, Joy Tomaras of Chattanooga, TN, Mona Reno of Marietta GA, Donna Tate of Ooltewah, TN; nephews, Dennis and Nathan Jones, both of Ringgold, GA ; and other nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews.
A special thanks to Steve and Lisa Jones, Chris Roy, Hospice of Chattanooga and numerous caregivers over the past year.
The family will receive friends on Friday, June 21, from 4- 8 pm at Chattanooga Funeral Home-North Chapel and on Saturday, June 22, from 10 am until the time of service.
Funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, June 22, at 11:30 am in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Wayland Stewart officiating. Interment will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
Arrangements are by the Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist, North Chapel, Highway 153, Hixson, Tennessee 37343. Please share your thoughts and memories at www.ChattanoogaNorthChapel.com