Elizabeth A. "Betty" (Gardner) Bailey, 70, of Mattapoisett died May 16, 2011 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
She was the wife of Russell L. Bailey.
Born in Framingham, MA, the daughter of the late Andrew and Eula (Frazier) Gardner, she was raised in Sharon and has lived in Mattapoisett since the 1970's.
Mrs. Bailey was a member of the Mattapoisett Congregational Church.
Betty was happiest when surrounded by her family and especially enjoyed attending her grandchildren's performances and sporting events. She looked forward to summer visits from her granddaughters from Oregon. Betty liked to take long car rides with her husband and pup Sadie, exploring all the back roads from the SouthCoast, Newport to the Cape. Longer road trips took them both to Florida every May where she enjoyed visiting with friends and soaking up the sunshine.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Russell Bailey, Jr. of Mattapoisett; 2 daughters, Donna Wingate and her husband Andrew and Karen Almeida and her husband Anthony, all of Mattapoisett; a brother, Frank Gardner of Sharon, MA; 7 grandchildren, Gillian, Gayle and Gabrielle Almeida, Chase and Emily Wingate; Courtney and Kaitlyn Bailey; her brother-in-law, Skip Bailey and his wife Ginnie of Mattapoisett; many nieces and nephews.
She was the sister of the late Andrew Gardner.
Her Memorial Service will be held on Friday, May 27th at 11 AM in the Mattapoisett Congregational Church. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 330 Congress St. #501 Boston, MA 02210 or the Humane Society of the United States, 2100 L St., NW Washington, DC 20037. Arrangements are with the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home For Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6) Mattapoisett.