Ruth "Sikes" Bailey

Bailey, Ruth “Sikes”, of Hillsboro, Missouri, was born November 4, 1933, in Ruskin, Florida to the late Barry and Jimmie (nee Edwards) Sikes and entered into rest Thursday, November 17, 2016 at her residence in Hillsboro, Missouri at the age of 83 years, 0 months and 13 days. She is preceded in death by her parents, her two (2) sons, Keith Bailey and Marvin Todd Bailey, her sister Mary Sims and her brothers, Albert Sikes, Barry Sikes and Carlton Sikes. She is survived by, her loving husband, Homer E. Bailey of 65 years, nine (9) children, David (Cathy) McJunkins of Missouri, Stanley Bailey of Texas, Bruce (Jill) Bailey of Florida, Cindy (Gerald) Meyer of Missouri, Darryl Bailey of Texas, Tina (Donald) Holt of Missouri, Terry (Lisa) Bailey of Missouri, Barry (Letty) Bailey of Texas and Bryan (Pauline) Bailey of Missouri, twenty-nine plus (29+) grandchildren, forty-seven plus (47+) great grandchildren, three plus (3+) great great grandchildren, four (4) siblings, Ann Moore, Nick Sikes, Franklin Sikes and Lois Sullivan, and many nieces, nephews, other family and friends. Ruth loved her family more than anything in this world. She loved RV’ing with her husband and travelling around the United States. Her favorite place besides home with her children was Florida. She not only loved the state of Florida but also the weather there. Ruth liked to fish, camp, cook and enjoyed the family fish fry’s. She was a country girl at heart and was never a girlie girl. She enjoyed flowers, looking at them and smelling them but never wanted them as a gift. She liked to make dream catchers and loved humming birds. She will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. Visitation Sunday, November 20, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., at CHAPEL HILL MORTUARY, 6300 Highway 30, Cedar Hill, Missouri. Service will be Monday, November 21, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Chapel Hill Mortuary. Interment Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Family and friends can review and share stories, photos and condolences online at www.stlfuneral.com and follow details of this event and others in the community at www.facebook.com/stlchapelhill.

Ruth "Sikes" Bailey

November 4, 1933 - November 17, 2016