Dorothy Bailey

Dorothy Simpson Bailey VIRGINIA BEACH - Dorothy Mae Simpson Bailey, 96, of 3100 Shore Drive, passed away Sept. 14, 2010. Born in Washington, D.C., April 8, 1914, she was the only child of the late Walter Scott Simpson and Elsie Berry Simpson. Dorothy graduated from McKinley High School in the District of Columbia. In 1938 she married James McKelvy Newkirk Bailey, started her family during the war years and raised them in Washington, D.C. Dorothy worked for many years on the staff of the Pathfinder Printing Company in Washington, and later retired in 1979 from the D.C. Chapter of the American Red Cross National Capital Area, District of Columbia Office, after 20 years of service. In 1990 she moved to Virginia Beach where she resided at Westminster-Canterbury and attended Eastern Shore Chapel. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1973 and their son, James Jr. ("Buddy") in 1992. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Linda B. Brown and husband Noel ("Skip") of Virginia Beach; her son, Walter S. Bailey and wife Kathi of Paulsbo, Wash.; eight grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. The family would like to acknowledge and express their appreciation to all the special care givers at the Westminster-Canterbury Hoy Center, especially 1 B floor, and to Odyssey Healthcare for their loving care, concern, devotion and friendship they gave Dorothy during her residency. A funeral will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church followed by burial in Eastern Shore Chapel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Westminster- Canterbury Fellowship Foundation, 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23451. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Laskin Road Chapel, is handling the arrangements, and online condolences may be made at www.hdoliver.com.