James Samuel Bailey, age 42, of Sparkman passed from this life on Monday, June 3, 2019 at Baptist Medical Center in Arkadelphia. He as born September 12, 1976 in Chesterfield, Missouri the son of Wayne Wingfield and Donna Ayers Bailey. Sam was employed at Gaston Lumber Company in Sparkman. He enjoyed hunting and fishing in his free time. Sam is preceded in death by his father Wayne Bailey.

He is survived by his mother, Donna Creecy and her husband Bill of Wildwood, Missouri, his sister Jennifer Gaston and her husband Mike of Sparkman, nephews, Ben and Jackson Gaston of Sparkman, and half sister, Karen Johnson and her husband John R. of Hope.

Services will be held at a later date.

Final arrangements are entrusted to The Welch Funeral Home. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the guest book.