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Marilyn Louise <I>Bailey</I> Clifford

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Marilyn Louise Bailey Clifford

Birth
Morrisville, Lamoille County, Vermont, USA
Death
3 Dec 2016 (aged 85)
Lyndonville, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA
Burial
Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Kenneth Elroy and Mary Arvilla (Twombly) Bailey. Married to Agapito Peter Garcia on 18 Oct 1955 in San Francisco, CA. Married secondly to Ronald Walter Clifford on 1 Dec 1979 in Lyndon, VT. Her obit:

"Marilyn Louise Bailey Clifford died at The Pines on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, after a long illness.

She was born in Morrisville, Vt., on Jan. 12, 1931, to Kenneth Elroy Bailey, who predeceased her in 1958, and Mary Arvilla Twombly Bailey, who predeceased her in 1999. Marilyn went to Danville High School where she participated in basketball and graduated in 1948. She went to Lyndon Teachers College and upon graduation decided to enter the Navy where she met and married Agapito Peter Garcia, who predeceased her in 1968. She had three brothers, Homer Andrew Bailey, who predeceased her in 1984, and his twin brother, Henry Clay Bailey who died a few weeks after birth. Her brother, Kenneth Elroy Bailey who predeceased her in 2003. She had five sisters, Judy Bailey Gray who predeceased her in 1990, Barbara Bailey Sahlin, who predeceased her in 2011 and Brenda Bailey Simpson who predeceased her in 2015.

She is survived by her husband, Ronald Clifford of Lyndonville, whom she married in 1979; a son, Michael P. Garcia and his wife Wendy of Altamonte Springs, Florida, two daughters, Michelle Garcia Stuck and her husband, Randy of Traverse City, Michigan and Mary Garcia Straight and her husband, Dennis of Pittsfield, N.H., four step-children, Steve Clifford and his wife, Christine, Brian Clifford and his wife Shauna, Suzie Clifford Connor and her husband, Jim, and Linda Clifford Lee and her husband, Steve. She is also survived by two sisters, Charlotte Bailey Blodgett of St. Johnsbury, and Shawna Bailey Wilkerson of Lyndonville and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

During the years when her children were younger, it was nothing to see Marilyn pushing Preston Powers down Depot Street in a wheelbarrow, because of a lost bet during flag football, which her son Michael, participated. Marilyn worked at Whites Market for years and then went to Russell’s Drug Store, where she worked for many years. She always had a smile on her face and was loved by everyone who knew her.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at the Guibord Funeral Home at 15 Main St. in Lyndonville, Vt. Burial will take place at the Lyndon Center Cemetery.

Visitation will be an hour prior to services at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, VT Chapter, 300 Cornerstone Drive, Suite 128, Williston, VT 05446.

Condolences may be shared with the family at www.guibordfh.com"
Daughter of Kenneth Elroy and Mary Arvilla (Twombly) Bailey. Married to Agapito Peter Garcia on 18 Oct 1955 in San Francisco, CA. Married secondly to Ronald Walter Clifford on 1 Dec 1979 in Lyndon, VT. Her obit:

"Marilyn Louise Bailey Clifford died at The Pines on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, after a long illness.

She was born in Morrisville, Vt., on Jan. 12, 1931, to Kenneth Elroy Bailey, who predeceased her in 1958, and Mary Arvilla Twombly Bailey, who predeceased her in 1999. Marilyn went to Danville High School where she participated in basketball and graduated in 1948. She went to Lyndon Teachers College and upon graduation decided to enter the Navy where she met and married Agapito Peter Garcia, who predeceased her in 1968. She had three brothers, Homer Andrew Bailey, who predeceased her in 1984, and his twin brother, Henry Clay Bailey who died a few weeks after birth. Her brother, Kenneth Elroy Bailey who predeceased her in 2003. She had five sisters, Judy Bailey Gray who predeceased her in 1990, Barbara Bailey Sahlin, who predeceased her in 2011 and Brenda Bailey Simpson who predeceased her in 2015.

She is survived by her husband, Ronald Clifford of Lyndonville, whom she married in 1979; a son, Michael P. Garcia and his wife Wendy of Altamonte Springs, Florida, two daughters, Michelle Garcia Stuck and her husband, Randy of Traverse City, Michigan and Mary Garcia Straight and her husband, Dennis of Pittsfield, N.H., four step-children, Steve Clifford and his wife, Christine, Brian Clifford and his wife Shauna, Suzie Clifford Connor and her husband, Jim, and Linda Clifford Lee and her husband, Steve. She is also survived by two sisters, Charlotte Bailey Blodgett of St. Johnsbury, and Shawna Bailey Wilkerson of Lyndonville and many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

During the years when her children were younger, it was nothing to see Marilyn pushing Preston Powers down Depot Street in a wheelbarrow, because of a lost bet during flag football, which her son Michael, participated. Marilyn worked at Whites Market for years and then went to Russell’s Drug Store, where she worked for many years. She always had a smile on her face and was loved by everyone who knew her.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at the Guibord Funeral Home at 15 Main St. in Lyndonville, Vt. Burial will take place at the Lyndon Center Cemetery.

Visitation will be an hour prior to services at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, VT Chapter, 300 Cornerstone Drive, Suite 128, Williston, VT 05446.

Condolences may be shared with the family at www.guibordfh.com"


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