Bailey Funeral Home

Courtesy photo Kim Schmidt donates platelets at the Zechar Bailey blood drive on Tuesday. Courtesy photo Donor Kyle Kagey chose a red carnation on Tuesday at the Zechar Bailey blood drive. Courtesy photo GREENVILLE – Donors got a reminder of St. Valentine’s Day when they visited the Zechar Bailey blood drive on Tuesday.The Flower Patch again partnered with Community Blood Center and volunteers from Zechar Bailey Funeral Homes to thank donors with a free flower.A colorful carnation for everyone who registers to donate has become a tradition at the holiday blood drive. Despite a damp, blustery day, the blood drive totaled 117 whole blood donors and 98 donations, plus a dozen platelet and plasma donations for 102 percent of the collection goal.Donn Thornhill from Zechar Bailey helped organize volunteers then donated platelets for his 478th lifetime donation.“It’s been going pretty well,” Thornhill said. “I don’t think we’ve had any no-shows.”The monthly blood drives at the Greenville Church of the Brethren have traditionally included machines for platelet and plasma donations. CBC’s goal in 2019 is to recruit new platelet and plasma donors and provide more opportunity for these donations at community blood drives.“I come here every month,” platelet donor Bill Coppess said. “They would rather have my platelets.”Greenville’s Kim Schmidt was used to donating whole blood six times a year, but she has been donating platelets exclusively since last May and made her milestone 80th donation – the equivalent of 10 gallons – on Tuesday.“They called and asked me because my platelet count is high,” Schmidt said. “I asked, ‘Which is more beneficial?’ They said both are, but not e...

LEX 18) – This week has been an absolute nightmare for the friends and family of a Clark County woman.26-year-old Amanda Bailey went missing on Monday. Her body was found days later in a Madison County field.Now they’re trying to raise money for her burial, and for her 4-year-old daughter.“It feels like someone ripped my heart out, took a piece of me,” said Amanda’s father David Bailey.Her family tells LEX 18 Bailey was meeting an ex-boyfriend on the night she disappearedAlthough her body has been recovered, a cause of death has still not been determined. The family is left with many unanswered questions,  and the tough task of explaining to Bailey’s 4-year-old daughter that her Mom is gone.“It’s rough, it’s going to be rough on that little kid growing up without a mom when all this could have been avoided,” said David Bailey.The family is also now trying to scrounge up money to pay for Bailey’s funeral and a nice grave site where her daughter can visit her.“Where she can go and give respects to her mother and just know that her mother loved her with everything in her,” said Amanda’s aunt Jerri Bailey.If you’d like to help the family with expenses, click here.You can also donate to the Scobee Funeral Home where her services are being held. ...

He was born on September 14, 1930 in Kampsville, IL the son of Jesse and Lena Schuman Bailey. On October 25, 1958 Sonny married Geneva in Mississippi. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy on the Battleship Iowa, for 44 months and 10 days.Sonny worked as a River Boat Captain for Chromalloy until he later retired. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kampsville and as well the Jerseyville VFW and American Legion in Kampsville. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife, Geneva Bailey of Kampsville; son, Bill Bailey (Tammy) of Kampsville; four grandchildren, Jesse Bailey (Jamie), Jacinda Hurley (Ross), Matthew Waters (Carly), and Julie Waters; four great grandchildren, Noah Bailey, Jude Bailey, Oliver Hurley, and Samuel Hurley; a sister, Zona Peek of Pittsfield, IL; and a brother, Lowell Bailey of Michael, IL.Sonny was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Kim Waters; a sister, Yvonne Christenson; and a brother, Beverly “Bud” Bailey.Visitation will be held on Friday, February 15, 2019 from 5:00 until 8:00 pm at the Gress Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Hardin, IL.Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 10:00 am at the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kampsville, IL. Burial will follow at the Silver Creek Cemetery in Kampsville.Memorials may be made to the St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kampsville.Online condolences and guestbook may be found at www.gresskallalschaaf.com...