Nina Bailey was preceded in death by her parents: Opal Childears and Elijah Bide Pennington; brothers Lester, James, Ernest; sisters: Mable, Elsie, Ruth, Esther, and Trelione; and ex-husband William Bailey.

She has 3 living married children: Julie (Roger) Denton, Amy (Joe) Black, Lee (Rhonda) Bailey.

Eight grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.

She grew up during the great depression in a family with ten children. It was a strong Christian family. She accepted the Lord at a young age and served the Lord throughout her life. She loved telling people about Jesus, and she was a prayer warrior. She was an avid letter-writer. She retired after 22 years of work at Tension Envelope.