Ronald L. ‘Cotton’ Bailey

November 22, 2024 at 4:01 p.m.


AKRON – Ronald L. “Cotton” Bailey, 56, rural Claypool, died at 8:52 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at Luther Hospital of Fort Wayne.
Ronnie was born Oct. 3, 1968, in Warsaw, to Luther and Annie Manns Bailey.
The funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25 at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Pastor Ward Allen and Mike Risner officiating. The interment will take place in the Akron Cemetery.
Visitation hours will be 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25 at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Memorial contributions can be made in his memory for his grandson Jordan.
Share a memory or send an online condolence at www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com.


AKRON – Ronald L. “Cotton” Bailey, 56, rural Claypool, died at 8:52 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at Luther Hospital of Fort Wayne.
Ronnie was born Oct. 3, 1968, in Warsaw, to Luther and Annie Manns Bailey.
The funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25 at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Pastor Ward Allen and Mike Risner officiating. The interment will take place in the Akron Cemetery.
Visitation hours will be 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25 at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Memorial contributions can be made in his memory for his grandson Jordan.
Share a memory or send an online condolence at www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com.


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