Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 1:00 PM at the Bethlehem Baptist Church, West Point, GA with the Reverends Jackie Banks, Lonnie Hutchinson, W.G. Perkins, James Moore, Officiating. Burial will be held in the Marseilles Cemetery, West Point, GA. The remains will lie in state at the church on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 from noon until the funeral hour.
Ms. Bailey, a native of New York, N.Y., was born November 26, 1951 to parentage of the late Eddie B. and Clara Dixon Davidson. Edna, affectionately known as ‘Rae’, grew up in the St. Nicholas housing project in Harlem, N.Y.Rae received her education in the public school system of New York City. She attended elementary schools P.S.119 and P.S. 68, Cooper Junior High School and graduated from William J. Taft High School.
Rae loved the Lord; therefore, at an early age she was baptized at Beulah Baptist Church in New York. After moving to Georgia, she joined New Harmony C.M.E. Church and later united with the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Lanett, Ala. under the pastorate of Pastor Jackie Banks. Rae loved her church and her pastor.
Rae was very talented and chose several different avenues to pursue those talents such as Hughes Aircraft, Cosmetology, and Wal-Mart. Her last career choice was Lee County Youth Development Center as a Youth Counselor. She enjoyed shopping, exploring the finer things that life had to offer and spending time with her sons and beloved grandson, Tariq.
Through a loving Union with Louis Edward ‘Pug’ Green, who preceded her in death, a wonderful son, Louis Tariq Davidson was born. After years of pampering Louis, Rae eventually met, fell in love with and married Michael Lamar Bailey, Sr. Through this union two more wonderful sons, Michael Lamar Bailey, Jr. and Darquez (Chaz) Bailey were born.
Rae was preceded in death by Louis Green on October 4, 1976; her beloved husband Michael Bailey, Sr.; son, Darquez on January 13, 1989; sisters, Prestine Dixon and Hattie Lucille Aponte; parents-in-law, Jessie and Carrie Green and Clanton Bailey.
Those entrusted to carry on her legacy include: her adoring son, Louis T. Davidson and devoted daughter-in-law Kamia Davidson; her adoring son, Michael Davidson, Shannia and Kanaan Patterson; two stepdaughters, Audrey and Tonya Bailey; her beloved grandson, Tariq Davidson; four loving sisters, Trannie Mae Samuels, Lailah Greene, Valerie Davidson and Rashidah Ascencio; her mother in law, Ms. Thelma Williams; seven brothers-in-law; four sisters-in-law; twenty-seven nephews; thirteen nieces; and a host of aunts, uncles, great- and grand-nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.
The family may be contacted at their home, 3215 State Route 18, West Point, GA.
Directed by M. W. Lee Mortuary, Inc. of West Point has charge of arrangements. On memorial at: ww.mwleemortuary.com
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