Anise Matilda Bailey

Anise Matilda Bailey, age 73, passed away on November 5, 2023 following a brave battle with cancer. Anise was born in Easton, Pennsylvania on October 12, 1950, and grew up there with her family. She was a 1968 graduate of Easton Area High School and graduated in 1970 from Easton Hospital School of Nursing. She received her Bachelors degree from Rutgers University in the field of nursing. At the beginning of her career, she worked as an ER nurse at Easton Hospital and later at JFK Medical Center in Edison, New Jersey. After a career in the hospital sector, she pursued an award-winning career in medical sales with EBI Pharmaceuticals. She was one of the top 5 sales reps within the company and earned many more achievements throughout her career. She won the Miss Wilson Borough pageant in 1970 and won the talent portion of the pageant with a dramatic reading. She enjoyed all Michigan team sports especially the University of Michigan football team and Rutgers University football. Anise and her late husband Steve were very devoted to their church at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Roswell, Georgia. She was a member of the Daughters of the King and participated in many committees supporting several charitable aspects within her church community. She was predeceased by her parents Tannous Estephan and Susan Solomon Estephan, her loving husband Stephen Bailey, and sister Catherine Siskas. She is survived by her sister Matilda (Matty) Pokrivchak of Easton, Pennsylvania, brother Jabbour Estephan (Cheryl) of Allentown, Pennsylvania, nieces Susan (Rae) Davis and their children Rae Jr. and Julia of Leesburg, Virginia, Krista (Thomas) Reffler and their children Genevieve and Ridge of Easton, PA, nephew Nicholas Pokrivchak of Allentown, PA, stepdaughter Kari Bailey of Alpharetta, Georgia, and brother in-law James (Barb) Bailey of Bryan, Ohio. She is also survived by many cousins in Easton, Pennsylvania, Providence, Rhode Island, Australia, and many cherished friends, fellow parishioners, and neighbors. There will be visitation on Thursday, November 16, 2023 from 3-6pm at Northside Chapel Funeral Directors and Crematory in Roswell, Georgia. Funeral services will be held at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Roswell, Georgia on Friday, November 17, 2023 at 11am. Graveside services will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Adrian, Michigan on Monday, November 20, 2023 at 1PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105 or Guiding Eyes for the Blind (Guide Dog School) 611 Granite Springs Rd. Yorktown Heights, NY 10598.

Anise Matilda Bailey

October 12, 1950 - November 5, 2023