Apr 1, 2021
LORDSTOWN Dean W. Bailey, 94, of Lordstown, passed away at his home following a brief illness and entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 29, 2021, with his family at his side.
Dean was born Jan. 17, 1927, in Champion, a son of the late Earl and Dorothy Hill Bailey. The family moved to Lordstown in 1930, to their home next to Bailey’s Corners on land originally purchased by his great-great-grandfather, Isaac Bailey Sr. Dean attended Lordstown Schools and joined the Army immediately upon graduation. He served during World War II in Europe.
Upon returning home, he obtained a bachelor’s degree in education from Wittenberg University and after graduation became a teacher in the Howland school system. It was at this time he met Phyllis Ann Bowen, and on Aug. 30, 1953, they were married. She was the love of his life and rarely did you find one without the other. They established their family in a home built directly across the street from his childhood residence. De