Celebrating the Lite of 
EARLEAN GULLEV BAILEV 
Saturday, February 17,2018 
11:00 a.m. 
Thomas Grove A.M.E. Church 
Rev. Ted Walters, Pastor 
CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR 
EARLEAN GULLEV BAILEV 
Order of Service 
Rev. Robert Edwards, Presiding 
Holding Gods Unchanging Hands 
Rev. Delmus Mosley 
Processional 
Final Viewing 
Invocation 
Reading of the Holy Scriptures 
Old Testament Rev. Brandon Lewis 
New Testament Rev. Nathaniel Perkins 
Selection Choir 
Reflections (please limit your remarks to three minutes) 
As Friend 
As Church Member 
As Missionary 
As Family 
As Educator 
Mrs. Nita Bell Baker 
Sister Mae Eva Edwards 
Mrs. Kathleen Sharpe 
Rev. Dr. John Greene 
Mrs. Louise Wilkerson 
Dr. Ronald W. Bailey 
Choir 
As Mother 
Selection 
Acknowledgement/Resolutions Ms. Yvonne Hodges 
Solo Mr. Ben Deloach 
Eulogy Rev. Ted Walters 
Recessional 
INTERMENT 
Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church 
OBITUARY 
Earlean Elizabeth Gulley Bailey departed this life on 
Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Ogeechee Hospiee in Statesboro, 
GA. She was bom in Greenville, AL on June 17, 1924, the daughter 
of William Gulley and Lela Dunklin Gulley. She was preceded in 
death by her husband of sixty-seven years, Charles L. Bailey (C.L.); 
her parents; three sisters and two brothers: Amy Lee Caldwell, Anna 
Joan Davison, Lela Pearl Ogletree, William, and Donald; and by her 
granddaughter Marona Graham-Bailey. 
Earlean grew up as a member of Butler Chapel AME Zion 
Church in Greenville and joined Thomas Grove AME Church in 
1946. She was educated in the public schools of Butler County, AL 
and at the high school affiliated with Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, 
AL. In 1946, she graduated from Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee 
University) with a degree in Home Economics. She received a 
Masters degree in Education fi-om Savannah State University. 
On June 29, 1947, Earlean was united in Holy Matrimony to 
Charles Bailey of Claxton, Georgia. They met by chance in 
Montgomery, AL. Earlean was a student at Tuskegee and C.L. was 
stationed at Fort Benning, GA. They met at a jazz concert featuring 
the big band of Jimmie Lunceford, and the rest is history. To this 
union three children were bom: Ronald, Cynthia, and Linell. 
Earlean led an active life as a wife, mother, church member, 
educator, and community servant-leader. She taught in Evans County 
for almost 40 years and was teacher of the year in 1965-66. She was 
a member of the -Tuskegee & Savannah State alumni associations; 
Georgia Association of Retired Educators, NAACP; Gladiettes; 
American Cancer Society, Afro-American Society, the A.M.E. 
Womens Missionary Society, and held local and regional offices in 
Sweet Evening Breeze #209 of the Order of the Eastern Star and 
Golden Circle. 
Family and fnends will cherish loving and lasting memories 
of Earlean Bailey. They include her children, Ronald (Saundra), 
Cynthia, and Linell (Marcyline); grandchildren Malika Graham- 
Bailey, Jonathan D. McBride, Robeson Graham-Bailey, Ranee 
Graham-Bailey, Adiah L. Bailey, and Anja N. Bailey; and many 
Gulley & Bailey family friends scattered across the globe. 
Honorary Pallbearers 
Members of Thomas Grove A.M.E. Church 
Active Pallbearers 
Joseph Holiday Malika Graham-Bailey 
Jonathan McBride Robeson Graham-Bailey 
Ranee Graham-Bailey Tommie McNeal, Jr. 
Floral Attendants 
Sweet Evening Breeze O.E.S. #269 The Gladiettes, Inc. 
Repast 
The Bailey Family will receive relatives and friends at the 
Gladiators Building following committal services. 
Instead of Flowers... 
To honor Mrs. Baileys commitment to education, the 
family is requesting that contributions be sent to provide 
scholarships for students in Evans County. Contributions 
can be sent to the Bailey Family Scholarship Fund, c/o The 
Claxton Bank, Claxton, GA 30417. 
The family would also like to acknowledge the many 
expressions and acts of condolence offered to comfort us as 
we mourn the loss of Earlean Gulley Bailey. We are 
especially grateful to her caretakers and the many 
healthcare professionals who served her. 
Professional Services Entrusted to: 
Harper's Funeral Home, Claxton, GA