Patricia Ann Bays, age 76 of Jamestown, TN, passed away peacefully at her home and went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 10, 2019 after battling cancer for the past 6 years.
Patricia was born in Muncie, Indiana on November 6, 1942, daughter of Earl and Francis Reno. She attended Royerton High School. She worked for 19 years at Ball Memorial Hospital as a Respiratory Therapist. She loved cooking, working in the yard, shopping and taking care of her family. She was so kind, soft spoken and loved by the entire family and all their friends. She would always make you feel welcomed in their home and you would never leave hungry. She was well known for her card ministry at her church, Alive in the Spirit. She loved the Lord and she had more faith than anyone her family has ever known. She was the best wife, mother and grandmother any family could ever ask for and she will be missed by many.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 12, 2019 at 1:00 pm at the Alive in the Spirit Church in Jamestown. Burial will follow at the Gardens of Memory in Muncie, Indiana at a later date.
The family will receive friends on Friday, July 12, 2019 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Alive in the Spirit Church in Jamestown.
Survivors include her:
Loving Husband of 60 years, Harold Roger Bays
Children, Greg Bays and wife Brenda of Muncie, IN
Stephanie Woods and husband Steve of Kansas City, MO
Grandchildren, Daryl Bays and wife Leslie of North Dakota
Tiffany Bays of Florida
Aerricadawn Taubert and husband Byron of Tennessee
Kyle Beaty of Tennessee
6 Great Grandchildren
Sisters, Melanie Hendricks of Muncie, Indiana
Pamela Harris and husband Kerry of Muncie, Indiana
Joanna Adkins of California
Brother, Michael Reno and wife Angie of Indianapolis, Indiana
She is preceded in death by her:
Parents, Earl and Francis (Hamell) Reno
Sons, Michael Earl Bays
Roger Dewayne Bays
In Lieu of Flowers, the family request donations to be made to the Alive in the Spirit Card Ministry and donations can be left at Jennings Funeral Homes or mailed to P.O. Box 765, Jamestown, TN 38556.
Jennings Funeral Homes of Jamestown, TN in charge of the services for Patricia Ann Bays of Jamestown.