Lelia Phyllis Bailey

April 15, 2020

Lelia Phyllis "Judy" Bailey April 15, 2020 Lelia Phyllis "Judy" Bailey, 96, originally of West Monroe, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Born to the late Menzo and Ethel (Cottet) Dunham, the last of seven children, she was a 1939 graduate of Central Square High School and attended Joplin Junior College. Retiring in 1993 from NYS Albany Office of Personnel, she worked in other locations for NYS. She lived in many locations including Syracuse, Dallas, Tulsa, Joplin and Albany. Judy loved to ball room and square dance; was a first order conversationalist; loved cruises in the Caribbean and Hawaii; to swim at the YMCA and enjoyed life. Predeceased by her husbands, Robert P. Ball and Kenneth B. Bailey, she is survived by her sons, Peter (Rose) Bailey, Patrick (Cassia) Bailey, and Kenneth (Johanna) Bailey, Jr.; grandchildren, Lisa (Gary) Sleddens, Michelle (Jon) Nagelvoort, Richard (Jennifer) Bailey, Sean Bailey, Devon Bailey, Logan Bailey, Austin Bailey and Kiersten Bailey as well as eight great grandchildren and a great great granddaughter. The family would like to express their gratitude for the care and compassion given Judy by the staff at Elderwood Nursing Home. Calling hours will be on Tuesday, September 29th from 1 to 3 pm with a service to follow at 3 pm at Fergerson Funeral Home, 215 South Main Street, North Syracuse. Graveside services will be at 11 am in West Monroe Cemetery, Route 49, West Monroe. Donations may be made to St Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 or to the CNY SPCA, 5878 East Molloy Road, Syracuse, NY 13211.