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ANCESTRY DOCUMENTS BAILEY ANCESTRY FREEDA SLOOP MEMORIAL
MEMORIAL PAGE MY LIFE STORY PHOTO GALLERY WW SLOOP TRIBUTE
JANUARY 19, 2006:
FREEDA (SLOOP-SHAFFER) BAILEY CELEBRATED HER 68th BIRTHDAY TODAY SPENDING A QUIET DAY AT HOME.
GLENN ARNOLD BAILEY CELEBRATED 20 YEARS OF HOLY MATRIMONY WITH HIS WIFE CYNTHIA LOU (CORKINS) BAILEY. THEY ARE PLANNING A VACATION TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA TO CELEBRATE IN FEBRUARY
FEBRUARY 28, 2006:
CINDY AND MY TRIP TO LAS VEGAS WENT VERY WELL. WE LEFT AS SCHEDULED ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12th AND RETURNED EXTREMELY EARLY IN THE MORNING ON THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY, AFTER A 2 HOUR DELAY AT THE FABULOUS LAS VEGAS AIRPORT. WE STAYED AT THE TROPICANA HOTEL ON THE SOUTH END OF THE STRIP. WE HAD A ROOM ON THE 20th FLOOR LOOKING DOWN THE BEAUTIFUL LAS VEGAS STRIP.
MARCH 11, 2006
I WOULD LIKE TO WISH PEARL SUE A HAPPY 49th BIRTHDAY ON SUNDAY MARCH 12th.
MARCH 26, 2006
FREEDA BAILEY SLOOP WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH THE CHANCE OF HER POSSIBLY HAVING A MINOR STROKE. TURNS OUT THE DOCTORS SAID SHE HAS A SEVERE MIDDLE EAR INFECTION AND IS BEING RELEASED TODAY. GET WELL SOON, MOTHER. I LOVE YOU!!
APRIL 20, 2006
RALPH DANIEL BAILEY JUST WENT THROUGH A TRIPLE BYPASS HEART SURGERY ON APRIL 17th. HE CAME OUT OF IT VERY WELL AND IS RECOVERING AT ROSS HEART HOSPITAL AT OSU MEDICAL CENTER IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. HIS BIRTHDAY IS TOMORROW, (THE 21st). HERE'S WISHING HIM A HAPPY 46th BIRTHDAY AND A SPEEDY RECOVERY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO WISH JON DAVID BAILEY (43rd) A LATE HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ALSO, HERE'S WISHING JOSEPH EUGENE BAILEY A HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON APRIL 24th.
APRIL 27, 2006
RALPH DANIEL MADE OF A COUPLE OF TRIPS BACK IN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER BEING RELEASED DUE TO SEVERE PAIN IN HIS CHEST. TURNS OUT HE HAD A BAD LUNG INFECTION AND INFECTION IN HIS ARM WHERE THEY TOOK OUT THE ARTERY FOR THE BYPASS. HE IS FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW AND IS STAYING WITH OUR MOTHER, FREEDA.
MAY 10th, 2006
CINDY LOU MARTIN BAILEY DECIDED TO PACK UP HER THINGS AND LEAVE THE BAILEY FAMILY AFTER MANY YEARS. SHE FINALLY GAVE UP ON HER MARRIAGE TO TONNIE EUGENE BAILEY.
AUGUST 1, 2006
I SPOKE TO SHELBY, MOTHER OF SERGEANT JUSTIN MCCALLISTER AND WAS TOLD THAT APPARENTLY SGT. MCCALLISTER HAS SUFFERED COMBAT WOUNDS WHILE STATIONED IN AFGHANISTAN. APPARENTLY HE WAS ATTACKED AND IN THE PROCESS OF RETREATING HE STEPPED ON A BOTTLE AND BROKE HIS ANKLE AND ALSO TORE SOME CARTILAGE. WORD HAS IT, HE IS RECOVERING FROM THE ATTACK, AND THE ENEMY WAS KILLED IN THE INCIDENT. SGT. MCCALLISTER IS BEING SHIPPED TO RHAMSTEIN AIRBASE IN GERMANY FOR HIS RECOVERY AND THEN BACK STATESIDE.
AUGUST 10, 2006:
WORD HAS IT THAT JUSTIN SHOULD BE HOME SOON FOR A FURLOUGH. TIME IS UNCERTAIN AND LENGTH OF STAY IS ALSO UNKNOWN
AUGUST 27, 2006
SGT. JUSTIN MCCALLISTER CAME HOME TODAY FOR A VISIT WHILE AWAITING A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT ON HIS LEG. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW JUSTIN WAS MARRIED TO HIS GIRLFRIEND, WHITNEY KAPPES, IN LOUISIANA WHILE HER AND SHELBY WERE THERE. A FAMILY GATHERING IS BEING HELD AT JOSEPH BAILEY'S HOUSE ON SEPTEMBER 9th, 2006 TO CELEBRATE.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2006THE PARTY ON SATURDAY FOR JUSTIN AND WHITNEY WENT WELL. BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE ENTIRE FAMILY WAS THERE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JON DAVID. THEY WOULDN'T LET HIM COME FROM THE GROUP HOME. EVEN EDITH ANN CAME DOWN FROM CLEVELAND FOR THE WEEKEND.
AND OUR BLESSINGS GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES OF THE 9-11 VICTIMS ON THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TERRORIST ATTACKS.
SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
THE FAMILY CELEBRATED RHIANNA'S BIRTH ON SATURDAY WITH A BIRTHDAY AT JOSEPH'S HOUSE. RHIANNA RECEIVED LOTS OF GIFTS FROM EVERYONE INCLUDING HANDMADE SCRAPBOOK MADE BY KRISTY AND A KARAOKE MACHINE WITH ACCESSORIES FROM JOE, KRISTY, GLENN, AND CINDY. THERE ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT ON THE NEW PICTURE PAGE. THERE ARE ALSO PICTURES THERE OF JUSTIN AND HIS NEW BRIDE.
OCTOBER 7, 2006
NOTHING MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE MY LAST UPDATE. FREEDA HAS BEEN GOING TO DIALYSIS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. SHE FINALLY TOOK THE BALL AND CHAIN OFF HER ANKLE LAST NIGHT AND WENT TO BINGO WITH CINDY, KRISTY, AND I. EVERYONE WHO KNOWS HER THERE WAS REAL HAPPY TO SEE HER BACK. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET HER TO START ENJOYING IT AGAIN.
OCTOBER 14, 2006
SERGEANT JUSTIN MCCALLISTER WILL BE IN COLUMBUS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEGINNING TUESDAY 10/16. I F YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM YOU CAN CALL HIM ON HIS CELL PHONE OR STOP BY JOE'S HOUSE. I AM SURE HE WILL BE HANGING OUT THERE.
OCTOBER 23, 2006
GLENN ARNOLD CELEBRATED HIS 45th BIRTHDAY TODAY.
OCTOBER 25, 2006
SERGEANT McCALLISTER RETURNED TO FORT POLK TODAY. HE AND HIS LOVELY BRIDE WHITNEY MOVED THERE TOGETHER. RALPH DANIEL TOOK THE RIDE DOWN WITH THEM TO HELP MOVE WHITNEY'S BELONGINGS.
NOVEMBER 15, 2006
NOTHING MUCH HAS HAPPENED LATELY TO REPORT. RALPH DANIEL RETURNED FROM LOUISIANA LAST WEEK AFTER A WEEK OF HELPING JUSTIN AND WHITNEY GET THEIR HOUSE TOGETHER. FREEDA HAS BEEN GOING TO HER DIALYSIS REGULARLY AND STILL LIVING AT JOSEPH'S HOUSE. THE FAMILY THANKSGIVING IS SCHEDULED AT JOSEPH'S HOUSE
NOVEMBER 23, 2006
JOSEPH HAD THANKSGIVING AT HIS HOUSE TODAY. CINDY, JASON AND I WERE THERE.
FREEDA HAS BEEN DOING WELL.
DECEMBER 17th, 2006
WORD HAS IT THAT JUSTIN AND WHITNEY WILL BE BACK IN TOWN FOR CHRISTMAS ON THE 21st. HERE'S WISHING EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
DECEMBER 24, 2006
JON DAVID HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE THE 18th AND WE DIDN'T FIND OUT UNTIL THE 21st. ACCORDING TO HIS DOCTOR HE IS IN POSSIBLE KIDNEY FAILURE. THEY ARE GOING TO DO A BIOPSY OF THE KIDNEY SOMETIME THIS WEEK TO DETERMINE FOR SURE. I PROMISE TO KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO SAY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU NOW.
DECEMBER 28, 2006
JON DAVID WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON WEDNESDAY TO GO BACK TO THE GROUP HOME. JUSTIN AND WHITNEY ARE IN TOWN UNTIL AFTER THE NEW YEAR, WHEN THEY WILL BE RETURNING TO LOUISIANA.
JANUARY 14, 2007
JUSTIN AND WHITNEY WENT BACK TO LOUISIANA ON THE 10th. JUSTIN IS SCHEDULED TO GO TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS FOR MORE TEST ON HIS LEG. AND SINCE I AM HERE AND DON'T KNOW WHEN I WILL BE BACK I WOULD LIKE TO WISH MY MOM FREEDA A HAPPY 69th BIRTHDAY ON THE 19th AND HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO CINDY AND I.
JANUARY 26th, 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CINDY BAILEY ON THE 30th. SHE WILL BE TURNING 45. JUSTIN AND WHITNEY HAD A SAFE TRIP BACK TO LOUISIANA. FREEDA IS LIVING WITH PEARL NOW ON RACINE. APPARENTLY EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL SINCE I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM IN A WEEK.
FEBRUARY 14th, 2007
WE FOUND OUT A FEW DAYS AGO THAT NORMAN HALE, A SON-IN-LAW OF WELSH SLOOP PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 10th, 2006 IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. NORM WAS A REALLY GOOD MAN WHO TOOK CARE OF HIS FAMILY AND DID A LOT OF THINGS FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. NORM WILL BE MISSED BY EVERYONE.
MARCH 1st, 2007
HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY TO PEARL SUE ON THE 12th. SHE WILL BE HITTING THE BIG 50.
MARCH 24th, 2007
I SPOKE TO SGT. JUSTIN MCCALLISTER LATE LAST NIGHT. HE IS DOING FINE. WHITNEY IS WORKING NOW. JUSTIN INFORMED ME THAT HE MAY BE GETTING A MEDICAL DISCHARGE BECAUSE OF HIS ANKLE. HE HAS TO GO TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS TO SEE ANOTHER DOCTOR. CINDY AND I FINALLY CLOSED ON OUR HOUSE ON THE NINTH OF MARCH. DANNY AND REBECCA HAVE BEEN A GREAT HELP IN GETTING IT READY FOR OUR MOVE-IN. A BIG THANKS TO BOTH OF THEM. WE WILL BE MOVING OVER THE WEEKEND IF EVERYTHING GOES RIGHT.
APRIL 13th, 2007
APRIL LEAH MCCALLISTER CASTO HAD HER SECOND DAUGHTER ON THURSDAY, APRIL 12th, 2007. THE BABY WAS BORN AT DOCTORS WEST HOSPITAL IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, AT 11:22 pm. APRIL NAMED HER LEAH ALLEE. SHE WEIGHED IN AT 7 lbs 6.6 ozs AND WAS 19 INCHES LONG. THE BABY HAS BLONDE HAIR AND BLUE EYES. MOM AND BABY ARE DOING FINE.
CONGRATULATIONS TO APRIL AND JASON CASTO!!!
APRIL 14th, 2007
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING FOLKS WHO HAVE BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH
JON DAVID, EDITH ANN, RALPH DANIEL AND JOSEPH EUGENE
MAY 7th,2007
FREEDA HAS BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE APRIL 23rd. SHE SPENT SOME TIME AT DOCTOR'S HOSPITAL WHERE, AS ALWAYS, THEY SCREW THINGS UP. WE HAD HER SHIPPED TO RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE IS HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING BUT HAS BEEN STABLE. HER HALF SISTER SUE CAME IN YESTERDAY TO VISIT.
MAY 17th, 2007
FREEDA IS AT HOME NOW DOING PRETTY GOOD. SHE HAS RECOVERED FOR NOW. WORD HAS IT, SGT. JUSTIN MCCALLISTER WILL BE RETURNING HOME THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE FOR A PERMANENT STAY AS HE HAS BEEN DISCHARGED ON A MEDICAL DISABILITY. JUSTIN WILL BE COMING HOME VIA AUTOMOBILE.
MAY 30th, 2007
JOE AND I FLEW DOWN TO ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA TODAY TO PICK UP JUSTIN FOR HIS FINAL JOURNEY HOME FROM THE MILITARY. HE RECEIVED A MEDICAL DISCHARGE AFTER SERVING 4 YEARS AND TEN MONTHS. HE IS EXTREMELY HAPPY TO BE HOME.
JUNE 5th, 2007
HAPPY 43rd BIRTHDAY TO MY YOUNGEST SISTER SHELBY MCCALLISTER.
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
CINDY MARTIN BAILEY AND TONNIE EUGENE BAILEYS DIVORCE WAS FINAL TODAY. NOW SHE DONT HAVE TO PUT UP WITH HIS DRUG USAGE AND ABUSE ANYMORE. CINDY TOOK BACK HER MAIDEN NAME OF MARTIN.
SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2007
MOM IS DOING WELL AND GETTING OUT OF THE HOUSE A LOT MORE THEN SHE USED TO. EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING FINE.
OCTOBER 6, 2007
AS A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, PEARL AND PEBBLES TOOK AYLA, JORDAN AND RHIANNA TO KINGS ISLAND FOR THE WEKEND.
NOVEMBER 25th, 2007
CINDY AND I HOSTED OUR FIRST THANKSGIVING AT OUR HOUSE ON THE 22nd. CINDY'S ENTIRE FAMILY WAS THERE WITH MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY MAKING APPEARANCES AS THEY MADE THEIR ROUNDS.
JANUARY 19th, 2008
HAPPY 70th BIRTHDAY TO MY MOTHER FREEDA MAE SHAFFER BAILEY SLOOP. WE HAD A SMALL FAMILY GATHERING AT OUR HOUSE TO CELEBRATE. ALSO CINDY AND I CELEBRATED OUR 22nd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
JANUARY 30th, 2008
HAPPY 46th BIRTHDAY TO MY WIFE, CINDY
MARCH 12th, 2008
HAPPY 51st BIRTHDAY TO PEARL SUE BAILEY
APRIL 12th, 2008
HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY TO LEAH ALLEE MCCALLISTER, WISHING YOU MANY MORE
MAY 8th, 2008
OUR MOTHER, FREEDA MAE SHAFFER BAILEY SLOOP PASSED AWAY THIS MORNING AT 1:35 A.M. AT FRANKLIN WOODS REHAB CENTER IN COLUMBUS, OHIO AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH DIABETES SHE WILL BE SADLY MISSED BY HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT JERRY SPEARS FUNERAL HOME IN COLUMBUS.
MAY 13TH, 2008
WE BURIED MOTHER TODAY AT EASTLAWN CEMETERY IN HER FINAL RESTING PLACE BESIDE OUR WONDERFUL STEPFATHER, BILL SLOOP. NOW HER PAIN IS FINALLY GONE.
JUNE 5, 2008
HAPPY 44th BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY SISTER, SHELBY MAE BAILEY MCCALLISTER
AUGUST 16th, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AYLA MCCALLISTER AND JORDAN BAILEY
SEPTEMBER 19th, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO RHIANNA MAE BAILEY
OCTOBER 23rd, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GLENN ARNOLD BAILEY. HE TURNED 47 TODAY.
NOVEMBER 2008
THE FAMILY HAD THANKSGIVING TOGETHER AND THEN WENT TO OUR IN-LAWS TO VISIT
DECEMBER 2008
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
JANUARY 19th, 2009
CINDY AND I CELEBRATED OUR 23rd ANNIVERSARY WITH A DINNER AT LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE THANKS TO A CHRISTMAS GIFT CARD. WE WENT BY MOTHERS GRAVE AND PUT A BOUQUET ON IT FOR HER 71st BIRTHDAY.
FEBRUARY 27th 2009
FREEDA'S CAT, STARS, PASSED AWAY TODAY. NOW, MOM HAS HER LITTLE BABY BACK WITH HER.
MARCH 12th, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PEARL SUE.
APRIL 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO EDITH ANN, JON DAVID, RALPH DANIEL, AND JOSEPH EUGENE. THEY ALL CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH.
MAY 9th, 2009
IT HAS BEEN A YEAR NOW SINCE WE LOST MOM. THE FAMILY HAD A COOKOUT AT GLEN'S HOUSE TODAY TO CELEBRATE MOM'S LIFE. AFTER DINNER, WE ALL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TONNIE EUGENE, WENT TO THE CEMETERY TO PLACE FLOWERS ON HER GRAVE
MAY 21st, 2009
HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY TO JUSTIN McCALLISTER.
JUNE 5, 2009
HAPPY 45th BIRTHDAY TO SHELBY McCALLISTER BAILEY, MY BABY SISTER. IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE WE ALL MADE IT THAT FAR.
JULY 4th, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA. WE ARE CAMPING IN MARENGO, WITH OUR FAVORITE CAMPING BUDDIES, THE SHOEMAKERS. WE WENT TO THE SUNBURY PARADE AND ARE ATTENDING THE FIREWORKS TONIGHT AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
DECEMBER 11, 2009
WOW ITS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAVE BEEN ON HERE. APPARENTLY THE HOSTING COMPANY SCREWED UP MY SITE SO I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DO ANYTHING, EXCEPT CHANGE HOSTS. TONNIE EUGENE HAD A MILD STROKE IN DECEMBER 2009 WHICH LEFT HIM PARTIALLY PARALYZED. HE IS DOING MUCH BETTER NOW AND LIVING IN CLEVELAND WITH HIS SISTER, EDITH. THE REST OF THE FAMILY IS DOING WELL. JASON WARD BAILEY HAD A NEW SON, NAMED BRAXTON SCOTT BAILEY WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND LAURA ERDY.
NOVEMBER 12, 2011
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ANCESTRY DOCUMENTS BAILEY ANCESTRY FREEDA SLOOP MEMORIAL
MEMORIAL PAGE MY LIFE STORY PHOTO GALLERY WW SLOOP TRIBUTE