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David graduated from River View High School (class of 1970), and Mount Vernon Nazarene University. He worked as a nurse at Camp Echoing Hills and Mount Vernon Developmental Center, before becoming an LPN at Mansfield Correction Institution, where he was also a union delegate in the OCSEA, AFSCME, and UNA unions. He retired in 2011. His hobbies included motorcycling, hunting, fishing, and gardening.
David was preceded in death by his wife Barbette F. Bailey, two brothers Gail and Jim, a sister Lora Marshall, and his parents.
David is survived by his sons Shadrach and Andrew, his brother Don, and several nieces and nephews.
There will be no services at this time.
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Beth Seemann
February 22, 2025
My good fishing buddy. May you rest in peace.
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