Brenda Kaye Bailey, aka Mimi, passed peacefully into heaven on Sunday, July 26, 2020. Welcoming her at heaven’s gate were Pappy Frank, her mother Stella Mae Hoffman, grandmother, Carrie Phillips Welborn, and aunts, Eddie Merle Bailey and Mary Bankston.
Born October 24, 1947 in Taylorsville, Mississippi, Brenda spent her early childhood years in California. She eventually returned home to Mississippi, where she worked at Jasper Ewing and Sons and Martin School Supply. In February, 1999, she married the love of her life, Frank David Bailey, aka Pappy. Brenda loved tending her beautiful yard, cooking for family and friends, and shopping. She is survived by daughter, Shannon Owen Hayes, and granddaughter, Rainey Thames.
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28