Mitchell "Mitch" Bailey, 86, died at 2:45 p.m. July 30, 2012, at Kindred Hospital, Lima.
He was born Sept. 30, 1925, in Breathitt County, Ky., to John and Dora Marshall Bailey, who preceded him in death. On March 15, 1947, he married Omalee Patton, who died Nov. 24, 2011.
Mr. Bailey retired from Bartlett Roofing and Swartz Construction, both in Lima, where he worked in roofing and construction. He was a member of Bethlehem Tabernacle Church, Lima. He was an Army veteran of World War II.