Preston, Idaho— Ada Andersen Bailey, 88 died Wednesday, May 6th, 1998, at the Franklin County Nursing Home in Preston. She was born September 4th, 1909, in Mendon, Utah, the second child of John and DeSena Sorensen Andersen. She was raised in Arbon, Idaho, where she attended school. She married Charles Kerr Bailey on both of their birthdays, September 4th, 1928, in Pocatello, Idaho. Their marriage was solemnized in the Logan L.D.S. Temple on May 31st, 1929. They lived in Arbon until 1940 when they moved to Clifton, Idaho. She was active in the community and civic affairs, teaching 4-H sewing club for twenty-seven years. She was the head of the Red Cross for one year and was active in cancer drives for many years. She was active in the Farm Bureau for twenty-nine years, serving as its president for one year and as a local chairman and county delegate. She attended the national convention in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1962. She was active in P.T.A. and served as president one year. Her husband was a school bus driver and she substituted for him, then she became the bus driver for a short time. She also cooked and was custodian for the school in Clifton. She reported the Clifton News for thirty-five years and then for the nursing home until her death for the Preston Citizen. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints serving as Relief Society visiting teacher from the time she was married until she had her stroke in August of 1997. She served in the Primary for thirty-nine years and also held positions in the Relief Society and Young Women's organizations. She was a member of the Harold B. Lee Camp of the Daughter's of Utah Pioneers. She enjoyed crocheting and genealogy. She loved to grow things and had a garden for years. She always had flowers in her windows and outside she loved to work in her flower garden. She loved to grow Christmas cactus; they were her joy. Her talents had a great influence on her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who will miss her loving guidance. She is survived by six children, Dorothy LaRae (Lester) Owen, Preston, Idaho, Ranae (Paul) Beckstead, Tacoma, Washington, Charles Eldon (Beverly) Bailey, Taylor, Utah, Ralph J. (Carol) Bailey, Taylorsville, Utah, Larry Reed (Patricia) Bailey, Phoenix, Arizona, Steven Glen (Janet) Bailey, Ogden, Utah, a daughter-in-law, Alida Bailey of New Hampshire; thirty-four grandchildren; eighty-six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, a son, Dennis LuWayne, a granddaughter, LaRae Owen, and by five great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson. Funeral services will be at eleven a.m. Monday, May 11th, in the Clifton Second Ward chapel with Bishop Neil Fuller conducting. Friends may call from six to eight p.m. Sunday at Webb Funeral Home and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church in Clifton. Burial will be in the Mendon, Utah, Cemetery. ~The Herald Journal, May 8th, 1998, page 4.