Wade Thomas Bailey

WADE THOMAS BAILEY, 68 years, passed away on October 9, 2019, in Marietta, Georgia. He was born on August 20, 1951, in New Richmond, Wisconsin, to Don Wade Bailey and Jeanne Olson Bailey. He grew up in Hudson, Wisconsin, where he was a lettered athlete, graduating in 1969. He was a star football player and graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College in 1973. After several jobs in construction and sales, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1980 where he began his career in sales with DitchWitch Corporation. He earned numerous awards in the company, being honored for achievements both in national and international sales. In recent years he was named General Manager for all of DitchWitch Georgia, in a career spanning nearly forty years. To many, he was Mr. DitchWitch. He had planned to try to retire in 2020 to spend more time on his golf game. Wade was totally dedicated to his customers, often working 24/7 to ensure his customers were satisfied not only with the products but with customer service which he insisted on for his employees by setting the example. He lived the Golden Rule with all. Wade was always energetic, thoughtful, loyal, ambitious, and a professional, but he will always be most remembered for the jokes and way he made everyone whom he encountered laugh at his humorous comments about everything and everyone! Wade considered family and friends the most important priorities in life. He didn’t know strangers or acquaintances—he had friends. He is survived by his wife, Faye Mashburn Bailey, his daughters, Lynn Morgan and Keri (Marty) Bryant, his grandchildren Stephanie Hadder, Cameron Morgan, Erin, Emma, and Ella Bryant, all in Atlanta area, and by his beloved dog Sam. He is also survived by his sister, Linda Keefe, Atlanta, his brother, Paul Bailey, Hudson Wisconsin, and nephew, Alex (Annabel) Bernhardt, Atlanta. He loved to play golf and fly-fish when he could find the time. The Green Bay Packers were his only team (he considered himself a stockholder since he owned one framed stock certificate). He was larger than life to everyone he met and will leave a big hole in many lives. He is now reunited with the family members and friends who are waiting for his jokes and good times once again. A memorial service is scheduled for Wednesday, October 16, at 2:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, on Highway 120/West Sandtown Road in Marietta.