Delores I. Ray Bailly

Delores I. Ray Bailly, 81, of Black Road, Saegertown, passed away, Saturday, October 29, 2011, surrounded by family, at Meadville Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 9, 1930 in Meadville, a daughter of Joseph G. Percy and Elva L. Hanes Percy. She married George Calvin Ray, June 1, 1948, he passed away March 22, 1994. She subsequently married Floyd I. Bailly on June 21, 1997, he survives. Delores started her schooling at Compton School, a one room school house, then went on to Kerrtown-Fredericksburg Elementary, and Meadville Area Junior High School. She was removed from school to tend to her invalid mother and to help raise her siblings. Delores was a homemaker while raising her children. She then worked as a cafeteria worker in the Saegertown Jr./Sr .High School cafeteria for many years. She was also a teacher's aide at the Saegertown United Methodist Church Preschool. She was a member of the Saegertown United Methodist Church, where she had taught Sunday School and VBS classes. She was a long time member of the TOPS Diet Club and had achieved KOPS status for 25 plus years. She loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, family, friends, and neighbors, tending to her flower bed, taking long walks, and collecting Santa figurines and angel ornaments. Including her husband Floyd of Saegertown she is survived by a daughter, Judy Partridge of Saegertown; two sons, Johnny C. Ray and his wife Margie of Meadville and Randy A. Ray and his wife Brenda of Meadville; five grandchildren, Simoan Ray of Meadville, Jennifer Dylewski and her husband Jeremy of McKean, David Partridge and his wife Karen of Lancaster, N.Y., Josh Ray of Meadville, and Sean Ray of Meadville; five great grandchildren, Hunter Groner, Sydney Partridge, Adam Cooper Dylewski, Benjamin Partridge, and Lilah Dylewski; a sister, Lavaida Cooper of Meadville; two brothers, Donald Percy and his wife Betty of Rockhill, S.C. and Edgar Percy and his wife Genny of Conneautville; two step sons, Richard Bailly and his companion Elaine of Cochranton and Ralph Bailly of Cochranton; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her first husband, George C. Ray; her parents, Joseph and Elva Percy; a sister, Evelyn Picard; and a brother, Wayne Percy. Family and friends are welcome to call on Tuesday, November 1st from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Roofner-Collins-Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 544 Chestnut Street, Meadville. The funeral service will be at the funeral home on Wednesday, November 2nd at 11:00am with Pastor Ken Custer and Reverend Joseph Rial both of Saegertown United Methodist Church, co-officiating. The committal service and burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Vernon Township. Memorial contributions may be made in Delores' memory to the Saegertown United Methodist Church, 620 Euclid Ave, Saegertown, PA 16433 or Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute, 16792 Conneaut Lake Rd., Meadville, PA 16335 Please take a moment to share a memory or condolence with the family on Delores' book of memories online at www.roofnercollinswarrenfh.com Arrangements are in the care of Roofner-Collins-Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., 544 Chestnut Street, Meadville.