Dexter Maurice Bailey

Published 10:36 pm Monday, October 24, 2011

Dexter Maurice Bailey, 53, of Suffolk, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at Sentara Obici Hospital. He was a native of Suffolk and the son of Stanley and Flossie Bailey.

He attended Suffolk Public Schools. He retired from Smithfield Packing Company. He was a member of Mineral Spring Baptist Church. He was affiliated with the Salvation Army of Suffolk and Suffolk Christian Fellowship Church.

Dexter Bailey

He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Mamie Bailey; sons, Dexter Bailey Jr., of Norfolk, Bryant Bailey, of Suffolk, and stepson, Brandon Brickhouse, of Suffolk; brothers, Darryl Bailey Sr. (Norris), of Morrisville, N.C., Dean Bailey (Leshia), of Suffolk; sister-in-law, Valerie Bradshaw, of Suffolk; brothers-in-law, Sylvester Coles, of Suffolk, and Timothy Bernard, of Philadelphia; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

A funeral will be held at noon, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, at Mineral Spring Baptist Church officiated by the Rev. Ray Hunt. Interment will be in Carver Memorial Cemetery. The family will be at 4825 Mineral Spring Road, Suffolk. Crocker Funeral Home, Inc. is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.crockerfuneralhome.com.