Mr. Edward William Bailey, Jr., 85, of Waynesboro, PA passed away Friday morning, October 30, 2026, in his home.
Born March 27, 1941 in Waynesboro, he was the son of the late Edward W. Bailey, Sr. and Kathryn L. (Bricker) Bailey. He was a lifelong resident of the Waynesboro area.
Mr. Bailey served with the United States Army from 1958 until 1961 with two of those years being served in Germany.
He and his wife of over 60 years, Carolyn M. (Delauter) Bailey, were married on May 28, 1966.
Mr. Bailey was a machinist by trade and worked at Waynesboro Tool Company, Glide Line in Waynesboro, Mack Truck in Hagerstown, MD and Tyco in Waynesboro. He retired in 2006.
He was a member of the National Corvette Restorers Society and the Mason Dixon Corvette Club.
Mr. Bailey enjoyed attending sales, restored antique furniture and restored 4 corvettes that he showed. He got the highest award with his 1965 black Corvette. He also loved attending his daughter’s horse shows, his granddaughter’s softball games and his grandson’s baseball games.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two children, Gregory E. Bailey (Sherri) of Mercersburg, PA and Angela M. Bailey (John Souders) of Boonsboro, MD; two grandchildren, Madison Bailey and Cameron Bailey; one sister, Faye Benshoff of Waynesboro; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Constance Bell.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, November 6, 2026, in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, 17636 W. Washington Street Hagerstown, MD with Chaplain Jennifer Murphy officiating. Military graveside honors will be conducted by the honor guard of Charles Nitterhouse V.F.W. Post #1599, Chambersburg, PA.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M., Thursday evening, in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad St., Waynesboro, PA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: The Antietam Humane Society, 8513 Lyons Road, Waynesboro, PA 17268 or The Humane Society of Washington County, 13011 Maugansville Road, Hagerstown, MD 21740.
