Mary Paul Francis Bailey, BVM
Mary Paul Francis Bailey, BVM died Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, at Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation will be from 10–11:15 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, in the Marian Hall Chapel, followed by a Sharing of Memories at 11:15 a.m. Funeral liturgy will be at 1:15 p.m. Burial is in the Mount Carmel cemetery.
She was born in Springfield, Ill., on July 21, 1926, to Earl Ellis and Ann Harriet Wanuka Bailey. She entered the BVM congregation Sept. 8, 1947, from St. Vincent Parish, Chicago. She professed first vows on March 19, 1950, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1955.
Sister Paul Francis taught elementary school in Kansas City, Mo.; Milwaukee; Chicago and Rock Island, Ill.; and Clarksdale, Miss., where she also taught high school typing and shorthand. In Iowa, she taught secondary school in Cedar Rapids and was college professor and student loan officer in Dubuque, where she also worked in student accounts. She ministered as high school treasurer and college professor in Chicago.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Virginia Harriet Bailey, and brother Earl Walter Bailey. She is survived by nieces, nephews and the Sisters of Charity, BVM, with whom she shared life for 70 years.
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So sorry to hear about Sister’s passing. Sister was my second grade teacher at St. Tarcissus School in Chicago. I was able to connect with her through email a few times before her passing. To my amazement she remembered who I was! She recalled how well I could spell, and that my handwriting was exemplary. She also remembered how rambunctious I could
be! May her beautiful soul be welcomed into His heavenly kingdom and find everlasting life and peace. Thank you Sister for helping to shape my early years. God Bless You.