Mrs. Rosa Bailey Jones, age 81, of Rocky Mount,, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Nash General Hospital. Born September 18, 1929, she was a daughter of the late LeRoy Pierce and Della Davis.

She is survived by her daughters, Brenda B. Watson and her husband, Donald, and Johnette B. Strickland, all of Rocky Mount; sons, Willard “Bob” Bailey and his wife, Linda, and Roy S. Bailey and his wife, Kay, all of Rocky Mount; sister, Marie Dawes and her husband, Russell, of Savannah, GA; brother, Terry “Jack” Oakey and his wife, Anita, of Portsmouth, VA; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sons, Donnie R. Bailey, Terry L. “Tom” Bailey; and a granddaughter, Tamela Bailey.

Memorial services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 21, 2011 in the Chapel of Wheeler Woodlief Funeral Home.

The family received friends following the service at the funeral home. At other times, the family will be at the home of her daughter, Johnette B. Strickland.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Research Foundation, 225 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601 or the American Cancer Society, 930-B Wellness Drive, Greenville, NC 27834.