Doris McManus Bailey

Doris M. Bailey died on Saturday morning, September 23, 2017 at 10:30am. Mimi, to her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and her many friends was born on March 11, 1930. She was born and raised in Jacksonville where she attended Robert L. Lee High School and went on to Piedmont College where she met and married James F. Bailey. They resided in Jacksonville before moving to Ponte Vedra Beach where they enjoyed their many friends and playing golf several times a week. Mimi was a member of Christ Episcopal Church of Ponte Vedra Beach and they eventually moved to Glenmoor Retirement Community at World Golf Village in St. Augustine.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Thelma G. McManus and John Hall McManus; her sister, Katherine Bowen; and her brother, John H. McManus, Jr.

She was extremely proud of her family business, the Financial News & Daily Record that her father started in 1912. The business continued through three generations and was recently sold in January of this year. Mimi would always smile when asked about her family that included two daughters, Kay Bailey West and Patsy Bailey Jones; and one son, James F. Bailey, Jr.; sons-in-law, Wayne J. West, and James L. Jones; and daughter-in-law, Donna R. Bailey; her 10 granddaughters, Deidra West Smith (Taylor), Erin West Kovacs (Wade), Christina Bailey Kimmel (Sean), Natalie Work Kirkland (Chris), Melissa Bailey Cheezum (Kevin), Jennifer Bailey, Jessica Bailey Berryhill, (Brooks), Casey Bailey Fowler, (Scott), Bailey Provine Hefner (Ron) and Emily Bailey; one grandson, Scott McManus Work; six great-granddaughters, and six great grandsons.

Services will be held Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at 11:00 am at Hardage-Giddens Oaklawn Chapel, 4801 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, Florida. Interment will follow in the family plot in Oaklawn Cemetery, followed by a reception in the Oaklawn Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be sent Community Hospice of Northeast Florida. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hardagegiddensoaklawnchapel.com.