Lisa Rose Bailey

Lisa Rose Bailey obituary

Lisa Rose Bailey

Lisa Bailey Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Leach Family Funeral Home and Cremation - Caryville on Sep. 5, 2025.

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It is with both sorrow and fond remembrance that we share the passing of our baby sister.

Lisa Rose Rollyson Bailey, who left us way too soon on August 30, 2025, at the age of 60. Lisa was born in Harland, Kentucky on April 27, 1965 to the late T.R. & Thelma Jean Rollyson. She was the beloved baby sister to her brothers Mackie, Johnny, Eddie and sisters, Loretta & Pauline. Though she never sought the spotlight, she lit up every room with her signature crooked smile, feathered bangs, and a knack for being mischievous. Lisa lived a simple life with a love for the outdoors and her pets. She loved fishing, traveling, and "drives" out to the dam. She was a very hard worker. She worked as a sewing machine operator for many years at Greenbrier and Paca facilities. She developed the skill of upholstery later in life and showed her skills in her work with the business (Bailey's Upholstery) that she shared with her late husband Ray.

Lisa is preceded in death by her father and mother, T.R. & Thelma Jean Rollyson; husband, Ray Bailey; brothers, Eddie & Mackie Rollyson.

Lisa is survived by a brother-Johnny Rollyson; sisters-Loretta Dodson, & Pauline (Bryan) Brown, all from Rocky Top. She was known as Leelee to Nieces-Marika Bray & Tanya Manning; nephews-Tommy Lawson, Joe Chamblee, & Gary (Gator) Lytle as well as many great & great-great nieces and nephews, special friend since childhood, Cindy Dittner, and many cousins and friends.

A service to celebrate Lisa's life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you honor her

memory by giving someone a hard time – just enough to make them laugh, and by embracing the simple joys

of life.

We will miss her every day, will carry her memory always, and forever be grateful for the years we shared with

her, and in Lisa's words…Cancer SUX.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

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