Donald W. "Don" Bayless, age 82, of rural Alamo, passed away in Franciscan Health Hospital in Crawfordsville at 9:45 PM on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. He was born in Crawfordsville on March 7, 1938, son of the late Oakel G. and Thelma Lucille (Cornell) Bayless. He married Sharron L. Williams on March 9, 1958 and she passed away on August 30, 2011.
Don was a 1956 graduate of Alamo High School where he participated in basketball and baseball. He was a lifelong resident of Ripley Township. He had previously farmed and continued to be active around the farm following his retirement. Along with farming, he was employed for 20 plus years as a proof-reader with R.R. Donnelley & Sons and worked at Kroger, Montgomery Ward and also owned and operated the Alamo General Store.
He was a 50+ year member of the Ripley Township (Alamo) Volunteer Fire Department, the Alamo Christian Church and served on the Alamo Cemetery Board. Don enjoyed watching sports and for years had coached/umpired Little League/Pony League baseball. He enjoyed the outdoors, gardening and was a meticulous landscaper who despised weeds. He was a loving dad, always there for his family, never met a stranger and loved to talk. He could walk into a restaurant full of strangers and leave knowing most of them.
Survivors include four children; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a brother, Edwin Bayless; and infant brother, Carl Richard Bayless.
Visitation hours are from 5:00–8:00 PM on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Family and Friends Funeral Home in Wingate. Funeral services will be at the funeral home at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 26, 2020 with Pastor Kevin Howey officiating. Graveside services will follow in Alamo Cemetery. The procession to Alamo Cemetery will be lead by Chief Steve LeJeune and the Ripley Township Volunteer Fire Department.
Don was a 1956 graduate of Alamo High School where he participated in basketball and baseball. He was a lifelong resident of Ripley Township. He had previously farmed and continued to be active around the farm following his retirement. Along with farming, he was employed for 20 plus years as a proof-reader with R.R. Donnelley & Sons and worked at Kroger, Montgomery Ward and also owned and operated the Alamo General Store.
He was a 50+ year member of the Ripley Township (Alamo) Volunteer Fire Department, the Alamo Christian Church and served on the Alamo Cemetery Board. Don enjoyed watching sports and for years had coached/umpired Little League/Pony League baseball. He enjoyed the outdoors, gardening and was a meticulous landscaper who despised weeds. He was a loving dad, always there for his family, never met a stranger and loved to talk. He could walk into a restaurant full of strangers and leave knowing most of them.
Survivors include four children; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a brother, Edwin Bayless; and infant brother, Carl Richard Bayless.
Visitation hours are from 5:00–8:00 PM on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Family and Friends Funeral Home in Wingate. Funeral services will be at the funeral home at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 26, 2020 with Pastor Kevin Howey officiating. Graveside services will follow in Alamo Cemetery. The procession to Alamo Cemetery will be lead by Chief Steve LeJeune and the Ripley Township Volunteer Fire Department.
Donald W. "Don" Bayless, age 82, of rural Alamo, passed away in Franciscan Health Hospital in Crawfordsville at 9:45 PM on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. He was born in Crawfordsville on March 7, 1938, son of the late Oakel G. and Thelma Lucille (Cornell) Bayless. He married Sharron L. Williams on March 9, 1958 and she passed away on August 30, 2011.
Don was a 1956 graduate of Alamo High School where he participated in basketball and baseball. He was a lifelong resident of Ripley Township. He had previously farmed and continued to be active around the farm following his retirement. Along with farming, he was employed for 20 plus years as a proof-reader with R.R. Donnelley & Sons and worked at Kroger, Montgomery Ward and also owned and operated the Alamo General Store.
He was a 50+ year member of the Ripley Township (Alamo) Volunteer Fire Department, the Alamo Christian Church and served on the Alamo Cemetery Board. Don enjoyed watching sports and for years had coached/umpired Little League/Pony League baseball. He enjoyed the outdoors, gardening and was a meticulous landscaper who despised weeds. He was a loving dad, always there for his family, never met a stranger and loved to talk. He could walk into a restaurant full of strangers and leave knowing most of them.
Survivors include four children; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a brother, Edwin Bayless; and infant brother, Carl Richard Bayless.
Visitation hours are from 5:00–8:00 PM on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Family and Friends Funeral Home in Wingate. Funeral services will be at the funeral home at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 26, 2020 with Pastor Kevin Howey officiating. Graveside services will follow in Alamo Cemetery. The procession to Alamo Cemetery will be lead by Chief Steve LeJeune and the Ripley Township Volunteer Fire Department.
Don was a 1956 graduate of Alamo High School where he participated in basketball and baseball. He was a lifelong resident of Ripley Township. He had previously farmed and continued to be active around the farm following his retirement. Along with farming, he was employed for 20 plus years as a proof-reader with R.R. Donnelley & Sons and worked at Kroger, Montgomery Ward and also owned and operated the Alamo General Store.
He was a 50+ year member of the Ripley Township (Alamo) Volunteer Fire Department, the Alamo Christian Church and served on the Alamo Cemetery Board. Don enjoyed watching sports and for years had coached/umpired Little League/Pony League baseball. He enjoyed the outdoors, gardening and was a meticulous landscaper who despised weeds. He was a loving dad, always there for his family, never met a stranger and loved to talk. He could walk into a restaurant full of strangers and leave knowing most of them.
Survivors include four children; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; a brother, Edwin Bayless; and infant brother, Carl Richard Bayless.
Visitation hours are from 5:00–8:00 PM on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Family and Friends Funeral Home in Wingate. Funeral services will be at the funeral home at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 26, 2020 with Pastor Kevin Howey officiating. Graveside services will follow in Alamo Cemetery. The procession to Alamo Cemetery will be lead by Chief Steve LeJeune and the Ripley Township Volunteer Fire Department.
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