Dwight Harrison Bailey

Dwight Harrison Bailey obituary, Grenada, MS

Dwight Harrison Bailey

Dwight Bailey Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Mortimer National Funeral Home - Grenada on Apr. 29, 2025.

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Mortimer National Funeral Home of Grenada
2113 South Commerce Street
Grenada, MS Grenada
(662) 226-1621 Fax (662) 226-7942
Dwight Harrison Bailey, 63, oil tanker, of Grenada, died Friday, September 23, 2022 at his residence. He was a former resident of Greenville.
Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM, Friday, September 30, 2022 at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens in Greenville; under the direction of Mortimer- National Funeral Home of Grenada. Rev. Mark Longino will officiate.
Dwight was born August 28th, 1959 in Greenville; son of William Harrison Bailey and Betty Sue Pettus Bailey. He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church in Big Creek.
He is preceded in death by his parents; and brother, William Harrison Bailey Jr.
He is survived by his two sisters, Susan Crawley of Vicksburg and RaeAnne Lashley of Greenville; two brothers, Carl (Elizabeth) Bailey of Fair Play, MO and Ronald Lee (Debbie Ann) Bailey of Avon; and several nieces and nephews, James Crawley, Betsy Beard, Jennifer Spencer, Heather Stuart, Dawn Hillian, Remesue Bailey, Talena Bailey, Ron Bailey, and Zander Bailey.
Donations to: Shiloh Baptist Church, 77 County Road 327, Big Creek, MS 38914
Mortimer National Funeral Home of Grenada, Establishment #: 22N FE -9712
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