Bailey, Richard
Richard Williams
“Dick” Bailey, 87, of Naples, Florida, went home to the LORD on
April 10, 2021 at the Avow
Hospice House. He and his wife were former residents of Dublin, Ohio. They were snowbirds for many years and permanently moved to Naples seven years ago.
Dick was born on November
7, 1933 in Parkersburg,
WV. He was the son of the late Walter and Mary (Williams) Bailey, and also preceded in death by his oldest daughter Carol Lynn
Bailey, Barbara Klein (sister) and Walter “Bud” Bailey
Jr. (brother). He is survived by his beloved wife, Deborah
Spielman Bailey; children, Cynthia Bailey (Jim)
Roberts of Worthington,
OH, Pamela Bailey (Gary)
Marinko of Wilmington,
NC, and Richard Laurence
Bailey of Spokane, Washington;
stepson, John Mark
Saunders of Delaware,
OH; grandchildren, Bradley
Spencer Roberts, James
Evans Roberts, Jr. (“Jake”), niece and nephews, Liz
Klein of Lakewood, WA,
Steve Klein of Fallon, NV, and Rick (Jana) Klein of
Ammon, ID. He was a graduate of Columbus North
High School and received his BA and law degree from
The Ohio State University.
There he became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. Dick served honorably in the US Air Force as a JAG officer in New Hampshire,
Tokyo, and Las Vegas,
Nevada. He completed his military career as Captain.
He practiced law for over fifty years in Worthington,
OH, and he volunteered as an Allied Attorney for
Alliance Defending Freedom.
Golf was his passion, and he was a charter member of Worthington
Hills Country Club, Worthington, OH; Muirfield Village
Golf Club, Dublin, OH, West
Bay Golf Club, Estero, FL and a member at Imperial
Golf Club in Naples, FL. He accomplished four holesin-one over his lifetime and was a member of The
Geezer’s golf group. Dick was an active member of
First Presbyterian Church of Bonita Springs. Former member church memberships were at Northwest
Presbyterian Church in
Dublin, OH and All Saints
Lutheran Church in Worthington,
OH. He was also active in the Fourth Day
Movements – The Great
Banquet and Cum Christo.
Most importantly, Dick was a devoted follower of
Jesus Christ and invites you to accept the Good
News that God loves you and wants you to know Him through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The memorial service to celebrate his “going home” will be held on Sunday,
April 25, 2021 at 2:30PM at First Presbyterian
Church of Bonita Springs, 9751 Bonita Beach Rd,
Bonita Springs, FL 34135.
Inurnment will follow in the church columbarium. An additional service will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021, Debbie’s and Dick’s 29th anniversary. The service will be at All Saints
Lutheran Church, 6770 N
High Street, Worthington,
OH 43085, where they had been married 29 years ago on May 1, 1992. This service will be available by livestream: Memorial
Service for Richard W.
Bailey https://youtu.be/ aua-draakns and also available on the church’s
Youtube channel www.
Saintsonhigh.org. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in
Dick’s name to the Mission
Fund at First Presbyterian
Church of Bonita Springs at the address above, or the
Carol Lynn Bailey Memorial
Foundation, 257 E. Broad
St., Columbus OH 43215.
Online condolences may be offered by visiting www.
Shikanyfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are being handled by Shikany’s Bonita
Funeral Home.