J.L. Bailey — Jasper’s Eastside pastor Bailey dies at 62

J.L. Bailey, who served as pastor of Eastside Baptist Church, Jasper, for 25 years, died Oct. 13. He was 62. Bailey, a native of Jasper, became a Christian at age 22 and attended Farmstead Baptist Church, Jasper, before being ordained. He graduated from Walker State Technical College in Jasper (now Bevill State Community College) and attended New Orleans Baptist Theological…