Paul Wesley Bailey, 65, Sapphire, N.C., a former Almond area
resident, died unexpectedly Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, in Plainfield.

A memorial gathering will be held at the Leikness and Stahl
Funeral Home in Plainfield from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2.

Memorials may be made to the DAV (Disabled American
Veterans) at www.dav.org or Honor Flight at www.honorflight.org.

Condolences may be offered online at
www.plainfieldfuneralhome.com.

Mr. Bailey was born Feb. 2, 1950, in Burlington, N.C., a son
of the late Walter and Lula (Kivett) Bailey. He graduated from Almond-Bancroft High
School.

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial technology
from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. He also had a degree in business
administration.

He served in the U.S. Navy in the Mediterranean aboard the
USS Sylvania and was honorably discharged in 1978.

He was an interior/exterior painter.

Survivors include one sister, Amanda (Lyle) Gear; one niece,
Heidi (Rodney) Olsen; one nephew, John (Kristen) Binkley; and one grandnephew,
Derek Olsen.

He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Billie Sue and
Delores; and one brother-in-law, David Binkley.