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"EXTRA" SPECIAL PROCLAMATION NO. 02-2023
AN"EXTRA" SPECIAL PROCLAMATION AWARDED BY SOUTH BEND COMMON
COUNCIL MEMBER HENRY DAVIS,JR. COMMEMORATING AND HONORING
THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF LOUISE G. (MOTHER) BAILEY
few people are honored with a Special Proclamation from members of the South
Bend Common Council; and
lfiattas even fewer are honored with an"Extra" Special Proclamation, with Louise G.
(Mother) Bailey being possibly the only one having been honored with a Special Proclamation to
celebrate her 100th birthday; and
fir, now, over seven years later, Mother Baily,is being honored again for her
extraordinary life, which includes not only a Special Proclamation, this "Extra" Special
Proclamation, but also the Key to the City and many other awards for her dedication and service
to residents of South Bend; and
GACemad,'Louise was born on October 12, 1915, to Mac and Mary Amerine in Deckerville,
Arkansas, the oldest of six children; and
Louise's family moved to Jonesboro Arkansas where she met and married
Reverend Robert Brown Burks, who preceded her in death; and
6h , later, Louise met and married Curtis Bailey, who also preceded her in death; and
lifiwead, in 1948, the Burks family moved to South Bend where Louise joined St. John
Missionary Baptist Church and remained a faithful and dedicated member until her passing on
January 29, 2023; and
OXisrems, during her decades of service to St. John, Mother Bailey held several offices,
including Secretary to the Missionary Department and later became President of Circle#2; and
G'ffsentad, Mother Bailey worked at Memorial Hospital as a Nurse's Aid for over 30 years
and then, at the age of 80, worked as a Nurse's assistant at Perley Elementary school until she
resigned at age 85; and
6X‘reao, Mother Bailey loved delivering flowers and dinners for the church to other
church members who were ill or could no longer attend church and spent much of her time
visiting nursing homes and hospitals; and
Worms, Mother Bailey loved and was loved by her entire family and her life is being
celebrated by those who remain to remember her, including her daughters, Betty Austin, Emma
Robinson and Gwendolyn Mcintosh, eleven grandchildren, seventeen step-grandchildren,
nineteen great grandchildren, twenty-three great-great grandchildren and one great-great-great
grandchild, two special nieces, Sandra Gary and Mary Bruins and too many other relatives and
friends to count; and
W , if it is true that"only the good die young" Mother Bailey was the youngest 107
year old the world has ever seen.
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(r rlanI. The South Bend Common Council proudly commemorates and celebrates the life well
lived and the legacy of Louise G. (Mother) Bailey.
Walton II. The South Bend Common Council offers Mother Bailey's family and friends its
most sincere condolences on her passing.
0(Mt/,an III. May God and Mother Bailey forever smile down on you.
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Henry Davis, Jr., South :end Common Council
Second District