Kendra Gail Bailey

Kendra Gail Bailey, 28, of Little Rock, formerly of Ozark, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 22, 2011. She was born on September 14, 1983 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. She graduated from Ozark High School in 2001 where she was a member of two state championship basketball teams. She then attended Harding University on a basketball scholarship and graduated with a degree in social work. She later earned a Masters degree at UALR and practiced as a licensed therapist for the past two and a half years. She left behind her husband, B.J. Bailey; father and mother, Greg and Brenda Beard, of Ozark; a brother, Jeff Beard; a sister Christie Childers; two nieces, Ashlyn and Alyson Childers; maternal grandparents, Kenneth & Zenith Sturdivant, of Ozark, Arkansas; mother-in-law, Donna Casey and brother, Bo Bailey of Harrison, Arkansas. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, December 26, 2011 at Otter Creek Assembly of God Church with Reverend John Tracy officiating. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Hickory Grove Cemetery, Highway 219 north of Ozark. There will be no scheduled visitation. Memorials may be made to Harding University, c/o Ronnie Harlow, P.O. Box 10815, Searcy, Arkansas 72149. Online guestbook: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/chenal.