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A farmer, family man, and fellow citizen from rural Illinois, Darren Bailey’s conservative roots run deep.
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Cindy and I are deeply grateful for the outpouring of love, prayers, and support our family has received.
The Bailey family—Zachary Adam, age 37, Kelsey Danielle, age 35, and a cherished daughter and son, Vada Rose, age 12, and Samuel Isaac, age 7—of Xenia, Illinois, passed away on October 22, 2025, in Ekalaka, Montana. Their firstborn son, Finnley Tate, age 10, survives, surrounded by loving family.
A Celebration of Life for the Bailey family will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 3, 2025, at Oil Belt Christian Service Camp, 555 Park Road, Flora, Illinois. Private burial will take place in Oskaloosa Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, at Oil Belt Christian Service Camp.
In lieu of flowers and gifts, memorial donations are suggested to a GoFundMe account for the benefit of Finnley Bailey at gofund.me/246eaec58.
For those wishing to order flowers and gifts, the family has chosen The Mustard Seed in Louisville, Illinois, as their preferred provider of these tributes.
Arrangements are by Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. To share a condolence or memory, visit: www.frankandbright.com
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Cindy and I are deeply grateful for the outpouring of love, prayers, and support our family has received.
The Bailey family—Zachary Adam, age 37, Kelsey Danielle, age 35, and a cherished daughter and son, Vada Rose, age 12, and Samuel Isaac, age 7—of Xenia, Illinois, passed away on October 22, 2025, in Ekalaka, Montana. Their firstborn son, Finnley Tate, age 10, survives, surrounded by loving family.
A Celebration of Life for the Bailey family will begin at 9 a.m. on Monday, November 3, 2025, at Oil Belt Christian Service Camp, 555 Park Road, Flora, Illinois. Private burial will take place in Oskaloosa Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 2, at Oil Belt Christian Service Camp.
In lieu of flowers and gifts, memorial donations are suggested to a GoFundMe account for the benefit of Finnley Bailey at gofund.me/246eaec58.
For those wishing to order flowers and gifts, the family has chosen The Mustard Seed in Louisville, Illinois, as their preferred provider of these tributes.
Arrangements are by Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. To share a condolence or memory, visit: www.frankandbright.com
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