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In Memoriam

Donald Lee Bailey1926-2024

LEONARDSVILLE—Donald Lee Bailey, 98, of Cooperstown, New York and previously of Leonardsville, New York, passed away October 28, 2024 at the Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing.

Donald was born October 12, 1926 in the Town of Plainfield, Otsego County, the son of Herbert Lee Bailey and Helen Penner Bailey. He graduated from Leonardsville Central School in the Class of 1944 with "high honors," especially in math, having also completed four years of classes and training in the FFA program. He spent his life working on the family farm located on County Highway 19 near Leonardsville.

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