Betty Lou Bailey, age 79, passed away on August 5, 2026, in DeRidder, Louisiana. She was born on November 28, 1946, in DeRidder, Louisiana, to the union of Thomas Louis Gray and Thelma Julia Franklin Gray.

Betty was a lifelong woman of Pentecostal faith and a member of Welcome Pentecostal Church in Dry Creek, Louisiana. Her faith was an important part of her life and remained a source of strength and guidance throughout the years.

Betty was an excellent homemaker who took great pride in caring for her home and family. Above all, she cherished time spent with her grandchildren, whose lives brought her great joy.

She leaves to cherish her memory her two children, Brady Bailey and wife Kim, and Jonah Mae Hunt and husband Michael; her grandchildren, Artemious, Brent, Chyanne, Gracie, Marissa, and Everett; six great-grandchildren; her siblings, LC Gray, Julia Johnson, Dorothy Bailey, and Thomas Lee Gray and wife Deona; as well as a host of extended family members and friends.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Landry Bailey Jr., and her parents, Thomas Louis Gray and Thelma Julia Franklin Gray.

Her love, faith, and devotion to family will be remembered and cherished by all who knew and loved her.

Visitation will be held at Welcome Pentecostal Church, 137 Welcome Pentecostal Church Road, DeRidder, Louisiana, 70634, on Friday, August 7th, 2026, from 11:00 a.m., until service time at 12:00 p.m. Reverend Eddie Gorden will be officiating. Interment will follow in the Dry Creek Cemetery.