Rita Jane Bailey
April 1, 1937 ~ February 2, 2012
Rita Jane Bailey, 74, Mooresville, died February 2, 2012, in Community Hospital North. Mrs. Bailey was born April 1, 1937, in Lafayette, to the late Gordon F. and Mary Stella (Whipple) Harriman.
She graduated from Crawfordsville High School. Mrs. Bailey worked for Maplehurst and Dairyland. Most recently, she was employed by WalMart for more than twenty years, spending most of her time at the store in Plainfield. She was a member of Sunnyside Road Baptist Church and had a strong faith in the Lord.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Bailey; brother, Gale Harriman; grandchildren, Kodi William Richard Bailey, Shawn Michael Peterson, Natalie Melissa Rennier.
Survivors include her sons, Mark A. Bailey (Colleen) of McCordsville and William Bailey of Monrovia; daughters, Debra Tucker (Don) of Indianapolis and Christine (Chris Pimentell) of Lawrence; 19 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren.
The funeral service will begin at 11 a.m., Monday, February 6, 2012, at Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville, with calling there from 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, February 5, 2012. Cremation will follow the service at the Morgan County Crematory, Mooresville. Memorial contributions may be made to Riley Hospital for Children. Visit www.carlislebranson.com to share a favorite memory or to sign the online guest registry.
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So very sorry for your loss. Please take care of yourselves. I will continue to pray for you and your family. Misty
I am so sorry Billy, please know I am here for you and your family, I loved your Mom, she was a wonderful woman. 317-366-8875, just call if you need to talk or anything. Love you
All of us at Walmart loved Rita you couldn’t help but smile when you talked to her she was such a happy person to be around and very much loved by all us girls
So sorry to hear of your loss. We will surely miss you. Aunt Rita we will see you again. Love judiy,john sr, john jr kennedy
Mark, Colleen, and family, Sorry to hear of the loss of your mother/grandmother. Our prayers are with you and the family. Sincerely, Andy,Molly, Jacob, Lauren, and Jack Smith
Mamaw, I will miss you. You always made me smile! When I was little you always French-braided my hair; just the right way! You always had my favorite snack, Cheese Whiz sandwich and our secret stash of butterscotch candy. You made my favorite pie even though no one else seemed to like it, Robert Redford, but you always told me you made it special for me. I will always remember the good times and even the sad, you always told me; ‘It does matter what happened in the past it’s what you do about your future that matters.’ You were always there for each one of us grandkids; you made our time with you so special. You were an amazing woman that took in everyone’s problems and fixed them. You use to say; ‘I take the good and the bad and make it happy and if there is any doubt don’t pout!’ I will remember you always saying this to me when I was little and even after I had my own kids. You were right as always you take the good with the bad and make them happy and never pout! The things that seemed so trivial at the time, I reflect on now; because it feels as time has stood still for years since we last talked. The other day in the hospital I will always cherish what you said even though it was for a moment. ‘You are so warm!’ I replied with a tear; “Warm body, Cold Heart!’ You mumbled, ‘No.’ I said I love you and you opened your eyes and saw me as the same little girl who always came back to you even though I was stubborn and hard on myself. Your wink and shared prayer was what I needed to know that you knew I was there and still love everyone no matter what. You used to tell me when I was young and naive; ‘Just because you’re sad and upset, you have to keep living! The world doesn’t stop for tears and anger, make amends and let it be. Sometimes life isn’t worth the anger you hold inside, it’s the love that you hold in your heart that matters and the way you show it!’ I know you heard me and took my prayer with you to heaven! Just for that moment I was holding your hand I know you knew I was there and you brought me peace into my heart. I hope I brought you peace to yours when we prayed. Thank you for always listening to me when no one else would. Thank you for keeping my secrets and stories and always loving me no matter what. I love you, Mamaw, I will blow bubbles and think of you and every time I see the color yellow it will always remind me of you. Save me a cheese whiz sandwich and a piece of Robert Redford pie in heaven. Hug all of our loved ones that are in heaven and save a place for me at your table. I know that your table will be filled to the brim with laughter. I love you! Natalie
Aunt Rita was a special person to me. We didn’t get to spend time together that often. But, she made every moment a special memory for me. My favorite memeory is when my dad, my daughter and I came for a family reunion. We stayed with Aunt Rita & Uncle Don while we were there. We all went out to the old campsite. I loved sitting around the campfire shooting the breeze with everyone. Aunt Rita was a caregiver. She liked to take care of everyone around her. You didn’t have to grow up with her to know that. Family was very important to her. My last visit with her was in 2010. I was in Cincinnati and wanted to come see my favorite aunt. My sister-in-law Barb drove over with me to Aunt Rita’s. Aunt Rita was not feeling her best. But, she still managed to surprise me by having all my cousins come for a visit too. That was a special day for me. Now she is with all the loved ones that went before her. She is no longer tired, in pain or breathless. I am glad to have had the priviledge to have known her, to have loved her and to have been loved by her. Love and miss you Aunt Rita. Donna (Harriman) Masters