Barbara L. Bailey

Salem - Barbara L. Bailey, 67, of Salem, died at 3:50 a.m. Sunday, November 27, 2016 at her home following a long illness.

Mrs. Bailey was born February 10, 1949 in Salem, a daughter of the late Anthony R. and Madelaine "Mama" Salvino Leone and had lived in this area all of her life. She had been employed as a cosmetologist for several years, last working at Copeland Oaks and had also been instrumental in opening and closing the former Photomat store in Salem. She also had been a waitress at the former Crosser's Diner, Lisbon. She was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church, Salem.

She is survived by her husband, John E. Bailey, whom she married February 22, 1969; a son, Eric (Esther) Bailey, Sr. of Salem; three sisters, Martha (Richard) Jeffries of Salem, Diane (Dave) Miller of Damascus, and Sandy (John) Green of East Palestine; a brother, Joseph (Laura) Leone of Leetonia; four grandchildren, Eric (Cassandra) Bailey, Jr., Ethan Bailey, Cheyenne Harrison, and Christian Scahill; a great grandson, Bentley; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her loving pet macaw, Bubba.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at the Woods-Rettig Funeral Home, Leetonia with the Reverend Robert Edwards officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Leetonia. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday.