Lorie Buchanan Bailey, age 55, of the Ledger Community, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 24th, 2022 at CarePartners Solace Center. A native of Mitchell County, she was the daughter of Judy Byrd Buchanan of Ledger and the late Wade Buchanan, who passed away in 1982. She was also preceded in death by her maternal grandparents: Clarence and Clara Byrd and paternal grandparents: Everett and Marjorie Buchanan.
Lorie worked for over 32 years with Coates America. She was always joking and cutting up. She loved watching Andy Griffith and going to the beach but her greatest love was her family. She will always be remembered as a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, cousin and friend to all who knew her.
Surviving in addition to her mother, Judy Byrd Buchanan is her loving son, David Bailey, also of Ledger; granddaughter who she adored, Gracie Bailey; and brother, Nathan Buchanan and his wife, Sandy, who she considered her “sister”, of Ledger. Several special cousins and other extended family also survive.
Funeral Services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29th at Bear Creek Baptist Church. Pastor Bruce Cannon and their Youth Pastor, Dale Buchanan, will officiate. The family will receive friends from 2 until 3 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family would like to thank all the staff of CarePartners Solace Center for the wonderful care given to Lorie. Memorial donations may be made to the family by visiting our website at www.yanceyfuneralservice.com. Yancey Funeral Services is serving the Buchanan and Bailey family.
