The memorial service for Beryl Elizabeth Suzanne Bailey, of Lawton, Oklahoma, will be at

10:00AM on Friday, November 21st, 2025, at the Fort Sill National Cemetery. Following the

service, she will be interred with her beloved husband, Peter M. Bailey, Major (Retired), US

Army.

Suzanne Bailey, 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 3rd, 2025, in Oklahoma

City, Oklahoma.

Suzanne was born in Witney, Oxfordshire, England on June 5th, 1941, to James C. Bryce,

Squadron leader, MD, Royal Air Force, and Cecile M. Bryce. After World War II, her father

was employed as a doctor in the British Colonial Service, Tanganyika Territory (now Tanzania),

Africa. At the conclusion of his colonial service in 1949, the family immigrated to Branford,

Ontario, Canada. Subsequently, the family moved to London, Ontario, Canada. Suzanne

graduated from Central High School in London, Ontario, after which she received her teaching

certificate from the London Teachers' College in May of 1961. For three years she taught 1st,

2nd, and 3rd grade at the Princess Elizabeth Public School in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada. While

on vacation in England, Suzanne became engaged to Peter Bailey, the son of her parents' friends

from Tanganyika. After returning to London, Ontario, Peter and Suzanne were married in

Woodstock, Ontario, Canada on October 18th, 1962. Throughout their 56 years of marriage,

Suzanne was a pre-school teacher in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Fairfax, Virginia, and

Scottsbluff, Nebraska, as well as a teacher's aide in Lawton, Oklahoma. Suzanne was a

volunteer at the Fort Sill Museum for five years and she also volunteered her time with the

America's Veteran Supporters in Lawton for several years. Suzanne received many letters of

commendation, achievement, and appreciation for her teaching and volunteer work.

During their 56 years of marriage, Suzanne and Peter moved many times: after starting their

marriage in Ingersoll and London, Ontario, Canada, the military took them to Kaiserslautern,

Nuremberg, and Ludwigsburg, Germany, as well as Fort Knox, Kentucky, Fort Hood, Texas,

Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After Peter retired from the military, they also

lived in Fairfax, Virginia, Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Shertz, Texas, and finally fully retired to

Lawton, Oklahoma in 2003.

Suzanne thoroughly enjoyed her scrapbooking hobby, along with hosting and attending

morning coffee dates with her friends. She was truly a caring and devoted mother to her three

children, David, Shannon, and Ian, and her six grandchildren. She will be sorely missed by all

of her family and the many close friends she made and stayed in contact with over the years.

Suzanne is survived by her son David and his wife Nani and their two children, Nicholas and

Samantha; her daughter Shannon and her husband Colonel (Retired) Kelly Hines and their

two children, Alexander and Riley, and her husband Hunter Welch; her son Ian and his

children, Andrew and Liliane; her stepmother Eloise Bryce; her sister Slyvia and her husband

Max Steinbach and their three children, Stephanie, Leah, and David; and her brother James

Bryce.

The location of Suzanne's funeral isn't equipped to receive flowers. In lieu of flowers, please

consider donating to her favorite charity, Guiding Eyes for the Blind. She loved Labradors and

the mission of this charity, which helps place seeing eye dogs with those who need them. Below

is a link that will take you straight to the memorial donation page. Be sure to check the box

that says " Yes, this is an honor or memorial gift", and have the card sent to Mom's address; The

Bailey Family, 11 NW 58th Street, Lawton, OK 73505.

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