Clovis Lavergne Bailey

JENNINGS Funeral services for Mr. Clovis L. Bailey, 94, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 22, 2011 in the Miguez Funeral Home with Deacon Bennett McNeal officiating. Burial with full Military Honors will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Crowley. A Masonic service will be held in the funeral home just prior to the service. Funeral home visitation will be from 2:30 p.m. until 8:00 a.m., today, Friday; and 8:00 a.m., Saturday until time of services. Mr. Bailey died at 9:15 a.m., Thursday, October 20, 2011 in the Jennings American Legion Hospital. Mr. Bailey was a native of Rayne and a resident of Jennings since 1953. He was a high school graduate and he also attended McNeese State University, Lake Charles. He attended Chenier Radio College of Beaumont and MIT where he obtained a degree in Radio Communications. He also obtained a teaching degree at taught radio communications at Ft. Polk and Florida. He served in the United States Army Signal Corp serving in the Aleutians, North Africa, Corsica, Italy, Southern France, South Pacific and Okinawa. He was a former member of the Lake Arthur Yacht Club, member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge # 249, Order of the Eastern Star, owner of Jennings Broadcasting Company and KJEF. He was a Legion of Honor member of the Kiwanis Club and was the oldest living Kiwanian in Jennings. He was a past member VFW Post and American Legion Post # 19. Mr. Bailey was also one of the founders of KSIG in Crowley. He was an avid ham radio operator and his call sign was W5DKA, he operated actively with the Gulf Coast Hurricane Net. He was an honorary State Senator appointed by Senator Bill McCleod, he also was a former mayor in Jennings for three years. Mr. Bailey was the founder and publisher of the Lake Arthur Sun. Survivors include his wife of 71 years, Mrs. Barbara Wilder Bailey of Jennings; one daughter, Barbara Reppond of Westlake; one son, William Wilder Bailey of Jennings; three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.