Ezra E.C. Bailey Jr.
April 26, 1936 - April 10, 2022
Ezra “E.C.” Bailey, Jr., 85, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Mr. Bailey was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Ezra Bailey and Irene Hinds Bailey. He was a truck driver and had served in the Army National Guard for 6 years. E.C. was a lifetime member of Friendship United Methodist Church, was a member of the Amity Masonic Lodge #340 of Florence and an Omar Shriner. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Scarlett Manning; brother, Wilbur Bailey; and sister, Patricia Skinner. Surviving are his wife, Tonia Creel Bailey; son, Thad Bailey of Florence; daughters, Elizabeth (Jeff) Winstead of Florence and Landess (Randall) Johnson of Rocky Mount, NC; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; brother, Hubert (Linda) Bailey of Florence. Memorials may be made to Friendship United Methodist Church, 5422 East Old Marion Highway, Florence, SC 29506. The family will receive friends from 2 – 3 pm Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Friendship United Methodist Church with the service to be held at 3:00 pm in the church sanctuary. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Masonic Rites, directed by Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home. Please send messages to the family at the obituary section of www.stoudenmiredowling.com.
Ezra “E.C.” Bailey, Jr., 85, of Florence, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022. Mr. Bailey was born in Florence, SC a son of the late Ezra Bailey and Irene Hinds Bailey. He was a truck driver and had served in the Army National... View Obituary & Service Information