Bailey Matthew Briere

Bailey Matthew Briere, 20, Mooresville, passed away suddenly February 21, 2017. Bailey was born November 3, 1996, in Indianapolis, to Billy M. and Julie (Cookenour) Briere.

Bailey grew up in Mooresville and graduated from Mooresville High School in 2015. He attended Indiana State University and Ivy Tech. Bailey had been employed at Walmart in Camby in the automotive service center. A loving, loyal, kind, considerate, and faithful young man, Bailey enjoyed fishing and hunting. He was an inquisitive and intelligent student who always questioned how things worked. Bailey loved his family and was especially protective of his younger sister. A hard working person, he was especially proud of his 1999 GMC K2500 truck. Bailey enjoyed being a part of the Grace Church student ministry. Bailey’s memory will be forever cherished by his loving family and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Donald Briere and Sharon Campbell and his maternal grandparents, Jacob and Verna Cookenour.

Survivors include his parents, Billy and Julie Briere; sister, Jenna Briere; special girlfriend, Victoria Smith; aunts and uncles, Jimmy, Regina, Joe, John, and Jeff; a host of loving cousins.

Friends and family will gather on Saturday, February 25, 2017, 2 to 6 p.m., in the chapel at
Carlisle – Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville. The service to celebrate Bailey’s life will follow at 6 p.m. Pastor and Nate Patterson will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Grace Church Student Ministries, PO Box 235, Mooresville, IN 46158. Envelopes will be provided at the funeral home. Visit www.CarlisleBranson.com to share a favorite memory, view Bailey’s Life Story video, or to sign the online guest registry.