Rosalind LaVonne Bailey

(from: Casper Star-Tribune April 15, 2003)


CASPER - Memorial services for Rosalind LaVonne Bailey, 76, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, April 18, at Bustard's Funeral Home and Crematory. Cremation has taken place.

She died April 13, 2003, at Wyoming Medical Center.

Born Oct. 16, 1926, in Casper, she was the daughter of William E. and Erma Eleanor (Fluno) Ames; and was raised and educated in Casper.

On December 15, 1946, she married Robert D. Bailey in Casper. A registered nurse, she practiced at Wyoming Medical Center as a respiratory therapist; and was a member of Wyoming Nursing Association.

She was an Honorary Trooper, known by hundreds of Casper youth as "Ma Bailey" and traveled with the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps for about 10 years as a chaperone, nurse, cook, and "mom."

Her interests included sewing, knitting, and various crafts; cooking and baking; and music, especially playing keyboards. Survivors include her husband of 56 years; son, William E. Bailey; and two daughters, Marilyn R. Fairchild and Carolyn J. Bowling.