Staci and Carl unexpectedly lost their first-born son, Carl Stanly Bailey IV, on February 27th, 2025. As you can imagine, this is any parent’s worst nightmare… he was only 19 and had an entire lifetime ahead of him. He also leaves behind 2 younger siblings, Gracie and Lucas; their lives too are forever impacted by this tragedy. A parent can never plan for the loss of a child, and I can’t even imagine the pain they are in. To make matters worse, Staci has been unable to work for the last month due to severe illness and was just released from a 14-day hospitalization mere days before this devastating loss. Not only is she still recovering from sepsis, a collapsed lung, and Covid, but now she has the unimaginable burden of planning her son’s final arrangements. I am asking for donations to help this loving family with funeral expenses, a small celebration of his life, and to help manage her household expenses while she grieves the loss of her son and continues to provide for and support his brother and sister. I do not want her to have to worry about anything other than her 2 little ones and healing their hearts. Please donate to help this family have the time they need to heal. If you are unable to donate, please help by sharing this post. And if nothing else, please pray for healing and health for this family.

You can also donate in the following ways if you choose:

Direct donations to Carl’s final expenses can be made to Sturtevant Funeral Home by phone or in person.

5201 Portsmouth Blvd

Portsmouth, VA 23701

(757) [phone redacted]

Direct monetary donations to Staci can be made by the following:

Venmo @StaciBailey

Cashapp $AuthorStaciB

Zelle is also available