Robert Lawrence Bailey, 88 of Apex, passed away on June 24, 2022 at his home.
Bob was born on Dec. 28, 1933, in Fort Scott, Kansas to the late Cody and Lois Bailey. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Richard Bailey, and his son-in-law, Kevin Baker.
Bob worked a full-time midnight-to-eight job with Frisco Railroad while a very sleepy student at Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College and Pittsburg (Kansas) State University. While attending Fort Scott Community College, Bob met Sylvia Stutes, and they were wed on July 21, 1956, at the Methodist Church in Fort Scott. He then served in the U.S. Army from May 3, 1956, until May 2, 1958. After basic training in Fort Hood, Texas, he served as an instructor at the Adjutant General's School, Fort Harrison, Ind..
Following military service, Bob returned to Fort Scott and joined The Western Casualty and Surety Company as a trainee. Over the 11 years, he worked several jobs at The Western. He then joined The Ohio Insurance Institute, Columbus, Ohio, an insurance trade association, where he served as director of information. In 1972, he joined State Auto Insurance Companies and became president and CEO in 1983 until his retirement in December of 2000. After retirement, he worked three years as a consultant for Securitas Capital Corporation, a Swiss company that invested in insurance companies in the United States.
Bob truly enjoyed working in corporate America. He was an active professional public speaker and consultant, and author of ten books and several magazine columns. He loved speaking and writing, and took great pride in his children, their spouses, his grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Bob is survived by his wife of 65 years, Sylvia Berniece Stutes Bailey; children, Janet Sue Baas (Jay) of Chapel Hill, N.C., Nancy Ellen Baker of Louisville, Ky., and James Robert Bailey (Haley) of Fort Mill, S.C.; grandchildren, Jennifer Sabow (Jason) of Cary, N.C, Justin Baas (Mary Hannah) of Raleigh, N.C., Megan Starr of Columbus, Ohio, Zachary Baker (Christina) of Louisville, Ky., Cody Bailey and Carson Bailey both of Fort Mill, S.C.; great-grandchildren, Grace Madison Sabow, Luke Jason Sabow, Judah Robert Baas, David Nash Baas, Emery Elizabeth Baas and Theodore Kevin Baker.
A memorial service was held on July 9, 2022, at Apex Funeral Home in Apex, N.C. A private graveside service was held on Oct. 29, 2022, at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Scott under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
In lieu of customary remembrances, memorial contributions may be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf.org.)
Fond memories and expressions of condolences for the Bailey family can be shared online at apexfuneral.net or to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.
Bob was born on Dec. 28, 1933, in Fort Scott, Kansas to the late Cody and Lois Bailey. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Richard Bailey, and his son-in-law, Kevin Baker.
Bob worked a full-time midnight-to-eight job with Frisco Railroad while a very sleepy student at Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College and Pittsburg (Kansas) State University. While attending Fort Scott Community College, Bob met Sylvia Stutes, and they were wed on July 21, 1956, at the Methodist Church in Fort Scott. He then served in the U.S. Army from May 3, 1956, until May 2, 1958. After basic training in Fort Hood, Texas, he served as an instructor at the Adjutant General's School, Fort Harrison, Ind..
Following military service, Bob returned to Fort Scott and joined The Western Casualty and Surety Company as a trainee. Over the 11 years, he worked several jobs at The Western. He then joined The Ohio Insurance Institute, Columbus, Ohio, an insurance trade association, where he served as director of information. In 1972, he joined State Auto Insurance Companies and became president and CEO in 1983 until his retirement in December of 2000. After retirement, he worked three years as a consultant for Securitas Capital Corporation, a Swiss company that invested in insurance companies in the United States.
Bob truly enjoyed working in corporate America. He was an active professional public speaker and consultant, and author of ten books and several magazine columns. He loved speaking and writing, and took great pride in his children, their spouses, his grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Bob is survived by his wife of 65 years, Sylvia Berniece Stutes Bailey; children, Janet Sue Baas (Jay) of Chapel Hill, N.C., Nancy Ellen Baker of Louisville, Ky., and James Robert Bailey (Haley) of Fort Mill, S.C.; grandchildren, Jennifer Sabow (Jason) of Cary, N.C, Justin Baas (Mary Hannah) of Raleigh, N.C., Megan Starr of Columbus, Ohio, Zachary Baker (Christina) of Louisville, Ky., Cody Bailey and Carson Bailey both of Fort Mill, S.C.; great-grandchildren, Grace Madison Sabow, Luke Jason Sabow, Judah Robert Baas, David Nash Baas, Emery Elizabeth Baas and Theodore Kevin Baker.
A memorial service was held on July 9, 2022, at Apex Funeral Home in Apex, N.C. A private graveside service was held on Oct. 29, 2022, at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Scott under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
In lieu of customary remembrances, memorial contributions may be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf.org.)
Fond memories and expressions of condolences for the Bailey family can be shared online at apexfuneral.net or to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.
Robert Lawrence Bailey, 88 of Apex, passed away on June 24, 2022 at his home.
Bob was born on Dec. 28, 1933, in Fort Scott, Kansas to the late Cody and Lois Bailey. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Richard Bailey, and his son-in-law, Kevin Baker.
Bob worked a full-time midnight-to-eight job with Frisco Railroad while a very sleepy student at Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College and Pittsburg (Kansas) State University. While attending Fort Scott Community College, Bob met Sylvia Stutes, and they were wed on July 21, 1956, at the Methodist Church in Fort Scott. He then served in the U.S. Army from May 3, 1956, until May 2, 1958. After basic training in Fort Hood, Texas, he served as an instructor at the Adjutant General's School, Fort Harrison, Ind..
Following military service, Bob returned to Fort Scott and joined The Western Casualty and Surety Company as a trainee. Over the 11 years, he worked several jobs at The Western. He then joined The Ohio Insurance Institute, Columbus, Ohio, an insurance trade association, where he served as director of information. In 1972, he joined State Auto Insurance Companies and became president and CEO in 1983 until his retirement in December of 2000. After retirement, he worked three years as a consultant for Securitas Capital Corporation, a Swiss company that invested in insurance companies in the United States.
Bob truly enjoyed working in corporate America. He was an active professional public speaker and consultant, and author of ten books and several magazine columns. He loved speaking and writing, and took great pride in his children, their spouses, his grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Bob is survived by his wife of 65 years, Sylvia Berniece Stutes Bailey; children, Janet Sue Baas (Jay) of Chapel Hill, N.C., Nancy Ellen Baker of Louisville, Ky., and James Robert Bailey (Haley) of Fort Mill, S.C.; grandchildren, Jennifer Sabow (Jason) of Cary, N.C, Justin Baas (Mary Hannah) of Raleigh, N.C., Megan Starr of Columbus, Ohio, Zachary Baker (Christina) of Louisville, Ky., Cody Bailey and Carson Bailey both of Fort Mill, S.C.; great-grandchildren, Grace Madison Sabow, Luke Jason Sabow, Judah Robert Baas, David Nash Baas, Emery Elizabeth Baas and Theodore Kevin Baker.
A memorial service was held on July 9, 2022, at Apex Funeral Home in Apex, N.C. A private graveside service was held on Oct. 29, 2022, at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Scott under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
In lieu of customary remembrances, memorial contributions may be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf.org.)
Fond memories and expressions of condolences for the Bailey family can be shared online at apexfuneral.net or to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.
Bob was born on Dec. 28, 1933, in Fort Scott, Kansas to the late Cody and Lois Bailey. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Richard Bailey, and his son-in-law, Kevin Baker.
Bob worked a full-time midnight-to-eight job with Frisco Railroad while a very sleepy student at Fort Scott (Kansas) Community College and Pittsburg (Kansas) State University. While attending Fort Scott Community College, Bob met Sylvia Stutes, and they were wed on July 21, 1956, at the Methodist Church in Fort Scott. He then served in the U.S. Army from May 3, 1956, until May 2, 1958. After basic training in Fort Hood, Texas, he served as an instructor at the Adjutant General's School, Fort Harrison, Ind..
Following military service, Bob returned to Fort Scott and joined The Western Casualty and Surety Company as a trainee. Over the 11 years, he worked several jobs at The Western. He then joined The Ohio Insurance Institute, Columbus, Ohio, an insurance trade association, where he served as director of information. In 1972, he joined State Auto Insurance Companies and became president and CEO in 1983 until his retirement in December of 2000. After retirement, he worked three years as a consultant for Securitas Capital Corporation, a Swiss company that invested in insurance companies in the United States.
Bob truly enjoyed working in corporate America. He was an active professional public speaker and consultant, and author of ten books and several magazine columns. He loved speaking and writing, and took great pride in his children, their spouses, his grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Bob is survived by his wife of 65 years, Sylvia Berniece Stutes Bailey; children, Janet Sue Baas (Jay) of Chapel Hill, N.C., Nancy Ellen Baker of Louisville, Ky., and James Robert Bailey (Haley) of Fort Mill, S.C.; grandchildren, Jennifer Sabow (Jason) of Cary, N.C, Justin Baas (Mary Hannah) of Raleigh, N.C., Megan Starr of Columbus, Ohio, Zachary Baker (Christina) of Louisville, Ky., Cody Bailey and Carson Bailey both of Fort Mill, S.C.; great-grandchildren, Grace Madison Sabow, Luke Jason Sabow, Judah Robert Baas, David Nash Baas, Emery Elizabeth Baas and Theodore Kevin Baker.
A memorial service was held on July 9, 2022, at Apex Funeral Home in Apex, N.C. A private graveside service was held on Oct. 29, 2022, at Evergreen Cemetery in Fort Scott under the direction of the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home.
In lieu of customary remembrances, memorial contributions may be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf.org.)
Fond memories and expressions of condolences for the Bailey family can be shared online at apexfuneral.net or to the online guestbook at konantz-cheney.com.
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