Elder R.C. Emanuel, Officiating & Eulogist

Final Arrangements made by Emanuel Funeral Home - Palestine, 1721 W. Oak Street, Palestine, TX  75801

O.Z. Newell Bailey was born on January 1, 1940 in Oakwood, Texas to Anderson Bailey and Odell Burns Bailey. He was the oldest of 10 children.

O.Z.  was raised in Oakwood, Texas and attended school at Butler High School ISD.

He accepted Christ early in life and united with Pine Top Methodist Church.

He married Mary Marie Moore. This union was blessed with four children. Two boys and two girls.

O.Z. worked as a butcher and truck driver.. He was a member of the Packers Union and CDL.

On October 22, 2015 in Dallas, Texas, O.Z. this this earth to join his Heavenly Father. He was preceded in death by his father, Anderson Bailey; mother, Odell Burns Bailey; brothers, Anderson Bailey, Jr., Earnest Bailey; sister-in-law, Gloria Bailey.

Those left to cherish many sweet memories are:

Wife, Mary Marie Bailey, Corona, CA; two sons, Ozell (Tricia) Bailey, Fort Gordon GA, Anderson Bailey, Killeen, TX; two daughters, Lynette Bush, Las Vegas, NV, Denise Ortega (Steven), Corona, CA.; Brothers, Boyd (Linda) Bailey, Desoto, TX, Jimmy (Marilyn) Bailey, Palestine, TX, Arlise (Lisa) Bailey, Houston, TX, Fernandez Bailey, Centerville, TX; sisters, Ruthie Caldwell, Waco, TX, Nola Mask, Katy, TX, Lonnie Watkins, Houston, TX; sisters–in-law, Bertha Bailey, Sylvia Bailey, Richmond, Virginia. Ten grandchildren; five great grandchildren. A host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.