Dorothy M. Bayes of Sardis, Ohio, age 79, died on Thursday evening, October 17th at home. Funeral services will be private for her family and will be followed by burial at West Union Cemetery, Sardis.
Dorothy was born December 13, 1939 to Homer and Ruth (Lallathin) Jones and was the youngest of five children. She married Glenn Bayes on June 8, 1958 and was married for 61 years. They raised one son and three daughters. Dorothy loved the Lord and her family. She was a Christian and a member of the church of Christ at Fly, Ohio. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and a talented cook, baker and seamstress. She enjoyed walking to her neighbors and visiting with them.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Ruth Jones, her sisters, Hazel Barker and Gladys Lytton, and her infant brothers, James and Carl Jones.
Dorothy is survived by her husband, Glenn Bayes; her son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Kimberly Bayes; her daughters and sons in law, Deborah and Philip Tustin, Diane and John Smith, and Dottie and Eric Lofquist. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association @ http://alzfdn.org/support-us/donate/ or the West Union Cemetery Association, Inc., c/o Susan Brown @ 43106 County Road 10A, Woodsfield, Ohio 43793 in lieu of flowers.