Doyle Owen Bailey departed of natural causes on December 6, 2024 in St. Louis, MO. He was born in Stuttgart, AR in 1940. He is survived by his wife, Susan Bailey and son, Shawn Bailey. He is also survived by his sisters Margaret Campbell of El Dorado, AR and Lavion Soo of Burke, VA.
Doyle served in the US Army and continued on to retire from a career with NGA (formerly known as DMAAC). He also served the St. Louis/Arnold community as owner of his business Bailey Upholstery that operated for 40 years in Arnold, MO. He was passionate about his craft and bringing new life to furniture, automotive, and marine projects to assist his customers. Doyle will be cremated via Kutis Funeral Home on Lemay Ferry Rd., no public funeral services or visitation are planned. In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.
I was a co-worker of Doyle’s at NGA. For a time he was a bit of a mentor to me when I started in the GDL division production office. Doyle had been holding that same position in the GDM division office for some time, so he gave me a few pointers and kind of “showed me the ropes.” I will always be grateful for his help in those early days. He was always a very sweet and kindhearted man, a man I will remember with fondness. May his family remember only the good times as Doyle surely rests in God’s peace. God’s blessings to his loved ones in the days attend.