Bailey Cole Gully, 1988-2020

Posted Tuesday, November 10, 2020 10:54 am

Bailey Cole Gully, 22, of College Station passed away on Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 in College Station. He was born on June 24, 1998 in Beaumont to Kyle and Christi Gully.

Bailey was a student of Texas A&M University and Sam Houston State University. He attended Grace Bible Church - Anderson Campus in College Station, was a member of the “Just Friends” Bible Study Class and the Beta Upsilon Chi fraternity. Bailey was a 2016 graduate of Mineola High School where he was a member of the state playoff Mineola Yellowjacket football team.

Bailey is survived by his parents, Dr. Kyle and Christi Gully of Mineola; brother, Brady Gully of Huntsville; grandparents, J.W. and Zelda Gully of College Station and Wayne LaPointe of Houston; aunts and uncles, Kevin and Stacy Gully, John and Bridget Fry, Roy and Patricia LaPointe, Bob and Cissy Clearo and Joel LaPointe along with numerous cousins and close friends.

Visitation was held on Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 from 5 to 8 p.m. Funeral was held on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020 at First Baptist Church - Mineola at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Phillip Casper, Kendall Banks and Dr. Mark Neeley conducting. Interment followed at New Hope Cemetery in Mineola.

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