Bailey - Betty - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Hillsboro - Miss Betty L. Bailey, 74, a retired school teacher, died in her home here SUnday. She was born on Jan 30, 1899 at Hillsboro, the daughter of Frank and Carrie Tucker Bailey.  Miss Bailey retired in 1970 after teaching at Hillsboro, Richmond (Richland?) Township and the Fountain Central School District.  A graduate of Hillsboro HS and Central Normal College at Danville, Ind she also attended the University of Illinois and Butler University. She received her master's degree from Indiana State University at Terre Haute. She was a member of the Hillsboro Christian Church and Retired Teachers Association of Fountain County.  Survivors include an adopted son, David Wood of Reno, Nev; one niece, Mrs. Jean Wood, and a brother-in-law, Earl Knox of Hillsboro. Miss Bailey was preceded in death by a sister.  Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Crumley-Williams Funeral Home.  The Rev. Jerome McCoy will officiate. Burial will follow in Masonic Cemetery at Waynetown. Friends may call at the funeral home after 3 p.m. today - kbz