Jan Lane (Melton) Bailey

Funeral service for Jan (Melton) Bailey will be held at 1:00pm, Saturday, December 3, 2022 in the McRay Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receieve visitors from 3:00pm until 6:00pm on Friday, December 2 at McRay Funeral Home.

Jan Lane (Melton) Bailey passed away from this life to be with her Lord and Savior on November 29, 2022.  A devout Christian, she was a member of the Church of Christ.  She was born on July 29, 1946 to William E. Melton Jr. and Novella Mae (Price) Melton in Chickasha, Oklahoma.  She graduated from Roswell High School (New Mexico) in 1964.  In 1974, she met the love her life, Bill Bailey, and they were married for over 48 years.  She was the proud mother of six children.  An avid church-goer and volunteer, she was always coordinating the preparation of funeral dinners, working with the March of Dimes, and crocheting hats and blankets for needy newborn infants, which were then  donated to local hospitals. She was known for her abundant kindness, generosity and grace.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and one son, Jeffrey.

She is survived by her husband, Bill Bailey, children Dianna Leonhardt, David Bailey, Brent Kenney, Krista Bailey Massey, and Charles Bailey, sister Nancy Melton Morales and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  She was loved by many and will be greatly missed.

Interment will be in the Fairlawn Cemetery.  Services are under the direction of McRay Funeral Home.