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Elmo E. Bailey

1938 - 2025

Elmo E. Bailey obituary, 1938-2025, DuBois , PA

BORN

1938

DIED

2025

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Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium

211 S Main St

Du Bois, Pennsylvania

Elmo Bailey Obituary

Elmo E. Bailey, 87, of DuBois, PA died Friday, July 4, 2025, at his home.

Born on June 10, 1938, in Rockton, PA, he was the son of the late Earl and Evelyn (Harris) Bailey.

Elmo married Donna M. (Mogle) Bailey. They would have celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on July 5.

Elmo was a veteran of the United States Army.

He worked for 15 years at the Penn Traffic Riverside Division as a truck driver and spotter. He had also worked 16 years for Enterprise Rent a Car.

Elmo was a member of DuBois Lakeside Church and the George D. Montgomery American Legion Post 17.

He is survived by two daughters, Jacqueline Bailey Shemas of Reynoldsburg, OH, and Susan Werner and her husband Andrew of DuBois, PA; six grandchildren: Erica Perry, Rylee Werner, Jeremy Shemas and his wife Lindsay, Nicole Heaton and her husband Tyler, and Joshua and Adam Shemas; four great-grandchildren: Rory and Emery Perry, and Zander, and Gemma Shemas; a sister, Sharon Kalgren of Elizabeth City, NC; and a son-in-law, Fred Shemas, and his wife, Viola, of Reynoldsburg, OH.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 9, 2025 from 4-7 p.m. at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. A private family funeral service will be held on Thursday with Pastor Brett Dinger officiating. Burial will follow in Morningside Cemetery.

Elmo had a soft spot for kids. In his honor, the family requests that any donations be made to any organization in the DuBois area that helps children.

Online condolences can be made to www.baronickfuneralhome.com.

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Published by The Courier Express from Jul. 7 to Jul. 8, 2025.

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Danielle Bojalad

July 14, 2025

I am so sorry Donna. My prayers are with you and your family.

Pruzinsky Family

July 11, 2025

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Loretta Lux

July 10, 2025

Donna and Family my deepest sympathy to you. Elmo was such a gentleman and a good friend.He will be missed but he is in a better place and he is looking down on us all. Love and prayers

Mary Gordon

July 9, 2025

He was a very nice man. I worked with his wife at Penn Traffic and was always seeing him when us girls got together. Rest in peace, Elmo.

Jeanne Burns

July 8, 2025

Sharon & family my thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time always wonderful memories. Love Jeanne & family

Jeanne Burns

July 8, 2025

Donna & family. Im so sorry for your loss. I will always remember Uncle Mogo as the kids called him. Love Jeanne Burns. And family.

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