Joseph B. Bailey Jr. Obituary
We are sad to announce that on November 5, 2022, Joseph B. Bailey Jr. (Burlington, New Jersey) passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his daughter Lisa; his parents, Joseph B. Bailey and Willie Mae Bailey; and his sisters, Jacqueline B. Rainey and Hildegarde B. Rose.
He is survived by: his cousin Jimmy; his daughter Tatia Leonne Bailey; his wife Merrill-Jean; his sister Peggy B. Lewis; his nieces and nephews, Bearen (Pam), Jeffrey, Ferdinand, Calista (Phillip) and Terri (Selvine); and his friends, Pinkney Mosely, Col. Clifford Hill, Sr., Rev. Leroy McNair and Jerome Wright. He is also survived by great nieces and nephews; the loving Bailey cousins.
During the recent pandemic, he received the Basileus Award for Service (Nu Nu) and was on the 75 th Anniversary committee for his birth chapter, Epsilon Epsilon (Benedict College).