Marcie Lue Bailey

MARCIE LUE BAILEY Funeral services for Cortez resident Marcie Lue Bailey will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 2 at the Cortez First United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Cortez Cemetery. Pastor Tom Towns will officiate. Visitation has been scheduled for Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ertel Memorial Chapel and Wednesday morning at the church beginning at 9 a.m. Marcie was born August 21, 1945 in Pender, Neb. the daughter of Roland F. and Marcella Marie Anna (Hansen) Hillegas. She passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2011 at her home at the age of 66. Marcie married Shelby L. Bailey on September 10, 1967 in Pender, Neb. Marcie was a member of Beta Sigma Phi. In her free time Marcie enjoyed working in her garden, camping, and doing needlework. Marcie loved to travel and plan family events. She had been a foster mother to ten children. As a pastor's wife, Marcie was active in many church activities and organizations. Surviving Marcie are her beloved husband, Reverend Shelby Bailey; her mother, Marcella Hillegas of Cortez; and her daughters, DeAun Bailey of Wheaton, Kan., and Teresa Brown-Sanchez and husband, Melvin of Cortez. She also leaves behind her grandchildren, Justin Bailey Fronce, Beth Brown, Will Brown, Erin Brown and Traven Sanchez; her twin brother, Marlin Hillegas of Oklahoma City, Okla., a sister, Karla Ziesemer and husband, Allan of Omaha, Neb.; and by one niece and three nephews. Memorial contributions may be made in Marcie's name to the Cortez First United Methodist Church.