Maydeen Bailey, 73, of Russellville, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023 at her home. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on May 1, 1950 to the late Joseph Ili and Sarah Kekela Hilo Ili. She was a retired teacher with the Kentucky Teacher Retirement System. She was a teacher in Hawaii, Guam, Kentucky, Tennessee and Germany; was the 1998 Logan County Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year; was a member of the deGraffenried Chorale and of Southern Heights Baptist Church. She was also the volleyball coach at Russellville High and Russellville Middle schools.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Ellsworth Ili, as well as her sister, Mary Jane Makua.
She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Mitchell Glenn Bailey; her son, John Andrew Kekela Bailey and wife Samantha of Bowling Green; her daughter, Joanna Kekela Novelo and husband Juan of Mexico; her sister, Mele Ah Ho; her sister-in-law, Anne Ili; and her grandchildren, Caitlyn Bailey, Jordan Bailey, Natalie Novelo and Nikko Novelo.
Funeral Services for Maydeen Kekela Bailey will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, at Southern Heights Baptist Church with Bro. Carl Freudenthal, Bro. Jered Patrick and Bro. Phillip Alexander officiating. Visitation at the church will be held Wednesday, July 19, from 5-8 p.m. Visitation Thursday at the church will be held from 11 until the service hour.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Envelopes will be available at the church.