Edward 'Ed' Allen Bailey, 77

Edward “Ed” Allen Bailey, 77, of Wallace, Idaho, passed away Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Ed was born on May 14, 1943, in Arlington, Wash., a son of the late Owen and Clara Longley Bailey, longtime residents of Wallace.

Ed married Patricia Higson with whom he had two children, Kim Carlson and Mitchell Bailey. He later married Diane Sherman with whom he enjoyed his retirement golfing, gambling and traveling in their motor home.

Ed worked as the boss in the carpentry shop at the Galena Mine. Then, he began building homes in the Coeur d’Alene area. Ed retired as the Mine Foreman with the Troy Mine Project in Troy, Mont. Ed had many hobbies including golfing, hunting, carving wood and stone, but most of all Ed enjoyed having a beer and good conversation with anyone who stopped to see him at the home he shared with his late wife, Diane.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Diane and his brother, Owen Bruce Bailey Sr.

Survivors include his two children, Kim Carlson of Tarboro, N.C., and Mitchell Bailey and his wife, Tammy of Libby, Mont.; nephew Bruce Bailey and his wife, Cathie of Osburn, Idaho; stepdaughter Amy Arave and her husband, Darren of Prichard, Idaho; grandchildren Taren Maywald and her husband, Alex of Tarboro, Austin Bailey of Libby, Kody Bailey of Puyallup, Wash., and Brandy Bailey of Libby; great-grandchildren Pryscilla Brown of Tarboro, Parker Donneaud of Tarboro, Preston Donneaud of Tarboro and Alice Maywald of Tarboro; siblings Dave Bailey and his wife, Ida of Coeur d’Alene and Kathy Roth of Osburn; as well as several other cousins, nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews with whom he all loved dearly.

In keeping with Ed’s wishes, cremation will take place and a celebration of his life will be held at a later date.

Shoshone Funeral Service, Kellogg, Idaho, is assisting the family with arrangements. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family online at www.shoshonefuneralservices.com.