Wednesday, March 27, 2024 11:08 am

Betty Jean Morgan Bailey, age 97, of Union Mills, NC passed away March 20, 2024.

Betty was a native of Rutherford County. She was preceded in death by her husband Jake Bailey, parents Lee and Molly Proctor Morgan, son Alan Ray Bailey, brothers Hobert Morgan (Idree) and Don Morgan (Emmy), sisters Dixie Morgan and Lois Moore (George "Bug").

She was an outstanding registered nurse, spending a long, rewarding career in service at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Those left to cherish her memory include her children Dale Whitfield (Dave), Ronald Bailey (Sandi), Karen Senter (Wally), Catherine Bailey and James A. Bailey (Tamara); a brother Ivy Morgan (Doris) and a sister Delma Collins (Danny); seven grandchildren, six great grandchildren.

A service to celebrate the life of Betty Jean Morgan Bailey was held March 24, 2024 at Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church, with Rev. Jamie Pascarella officiating.

The family respectfully ask that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church, 2466 Cove Rd., Rutherfordton, NC 28139.