Addie Lucille Bailey (Lucille), was born Addie Lucille Allen on December 28, 1927 to the parents of Homer Oscar Allen and Collistia Jane Tuggle Allen in Indianola, Vermilion County, Illinois. Addie is the youngest of four children. She had two brothers, Harry Allen (predeceasing her) and Charles Allen of Illinois, and one sister, Helen Allen Davis of Arizona.
Lucille graduated from Georgetown High School and later pursued a degree in Business obtaining first an Associate’s Degree and then a Bachelor’s Degree.
She married her childhood sweetheart, Fremont J. Bailey (Junior) on March 16, 1946 after World War II. They had four children: Dennis Bailey, born in Illinois; James Bailey, born in Arizona, Debra Bailey, born in Arizona, and Carol Bailey born in San Antonio, Texas.
Since Junior had elected to make the Air Force his career, Lucille followed him to Japan, later to Arizona, then San Antonio, Texas, where the family stayed until retirement. Lucille and Junior made their first retirement home in Blanco, Texas and then later moved to Surprise, Arizona. After Junior’s death in 1999, Lucille moved back to Texas, and finally made her home in Splendora, Texas.
Lucille retired from a career in Civil Service. She was fascinated with computers and finally worked in automation, where she edited and prepared military manuals for the army at Fort Sam Houston.
Lucille was a member of Fostoria Oaks Baptist Missionary Church in Cleveland, Texas.
Debbie:
Mom was very independent. I’m not sure if it was by choice or because Dad was away because of military tours. She was very strong emotionally and sometimes even came across as being too tough. Mom instilled characteristics of independence and inner strength in me. Thanks to mom’s love and her own strength, I’ve been able to weather many physical and emotional trials and tribulations.
Also, Mom was very intelligent. When computers first started appearing, she was fascinated with them. My friends couldn’t believe that my mom was actually learning computers. She would learn new software application and keep her records on computer up until the last few months of her life. I have always admired her tenacity because not many people her age would have taken the initiative to learn new things. So the adage, you can’t teach old dogs new tricks is not true, because my mom was proof that old dogs can learn new tricks! I will miss my mom, but her love for me will be with me always.
Carol:
I moved in with my mom in 2006. Mom and I not only had a mother and daughter relationship, but we became best friends. Due to my health problems during the last couple of years, mom has helped me through difficult times. When I had a stroke earlier this year, mom became the strong one and I became her patient. When she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, our roles reversed. I will miss my mother very much but she will always be in my heart.
From Norris Sonnier:
Even though our children grew up together in San Antonio, I didn’t get to really know Lucille until after she moved to Splendora in 2004. We became good friends and attended church together. We talked a great deal and about our children, and she loved her children very much and was very proud of them. Lucille was a wonderful lady and became a good friend to me, and I will miss her very much.
Arrangements under the direction of Kingwood Funeral Home, Kingwood, TX.
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