Obituary of Edgerly R. Bailey, III

Our brother in Christ Edgerly R. Bailey, III., was called to be with our Lord on April 26, 2024. 

Eddie was born on April 14, 1941, and raised in Ocala, Florida.  He attended Palm Beach High School and graduated in 1959.  He then enlisted in the United States Army where he served our country from 1960-1964.  In 1964, he moved to New York where he met his life's love Antoinette Petrullo.  They married in 1966 and were blessed with their daughter Nicole Ann in 1972. 

In 2004, Eddie and his family moved back to his hometown of Ocala, Florida, where he lived the rest of his beautiful life until our Lord called him home. 

Eddie was preceded in death by his parents Charles Vincent and Anna Rhea Bailey; daughter Nicole Ann Bailey; brother Charles Vincent Bailey, Jr., and sister Barbara Jackson. 

He is survived by his wife Antoinette Hope Bailey and brother-in-law Rocco R. Petrullo. 

A funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, beginning with a visitation at 11:30 am and the Mass to follow at 12:30 pm at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church. Entombment will follow at Highland Memorial Park.