Richard Arlen Bailey

Published 4:29 pm Friday, September 21, 2018

Richard Arlen Bailey, 76, of Hampton, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at his residence.
A native of Carter County, he was a son of the late Maynard and Ailene Clark Bailey.
Richard was a 1960 graduate of Hampton High School. He served in the United States Army. He was an electrician and a member of Union Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Paul Bailey.
Survivors include his sister, Sherry Perry, Johnson City; several nieces and nephews; an aunt, Betty Lou Chambers; and his sister-in-law, June Bailey.
The graveside service for Mr. Bailey will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, September 23, in the Hall Cemetery, Hampton, with Mr. Dwayne Calhoun officiating. Interment will follow the service. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in memory of Richard to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 2:30 p.m. Sunday to go to the cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at our website, www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Bailey family.