Born Sept. 20, 1884, near Lidderdale, she was a daughter of Herman and Winifred (Kelly) Best. She grew up in the Glidden and Lidderdale communities. On Sept. 16, 1908, she was married to William S. Bayley in Omaha, Neb. Following their marriage, they lived in Nebraska for a short time and then in various communities until 1918, when they made Carroll their permanent home. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1958. She had been a resident at the Carroll Health Center home since January 1977. She was a charter member of St. Lawrence Parish in Carroll and the Parish Ladies Guild, of which she was a past president.
Survivors include six daughters, Helen (Mrs. James) Reid of Sioux City, Harriet (Mrs. Warren J.) Hamill of Des Moines, Laura (Mrs. Joseph) Gauderman of Eugene, Ore., Dorothy (Mrs. Ike) Auen of Carroll, Sister Janine (Hazel) Bayley, FSPA, of Carroll and Jayne (Mrs. M.D.) Huffman of Des Moines; 16 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren: and 10 great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William, in 1966; a son, Cecil, in infancy; two sisters, Mary Onken and Laura Juergens; a brother, Delbert Best; and three sons-in-law, Warren J. Hamill, Joseph Gauderman, and Ike Auen.
Born Sept. 20, 1884, near Lidderdale, she was a daughter of Herman and Winifred (Kelly) Best. She grew up in the Glidden and Lidderdale communities. On Sept. 16, 1908, she was married to William S. Bayley in Omaha, Neb. Following their marriage, they lived in Nebraska for a short time and then in various communities until 1918, when they made Carroll their permanent home. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1958. She had been a resident at the Carroll Health Center home since January 1977. She was a charter member of St. Lawrence Parish in Carroll and the Parish Ladies Guild, of which she was a past president.
Survivors include six daughters, Helen (Mrs. James) Reid of Sioux City, Harriet (Mrs. Warren J.) Hamill of Des Moines, Laura (Mrs. Joseph) Gauderman of Eugene, Ore., Dorothy (Mrs. Ike) Auen of Carroll, Sister Janine (Hazel) Bayley, FSPA, of Carroll and Jayne (Mrs. M.D.) Huffman of Des Moines; 16 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren: and 10 great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William, in 1966; a son, Cecil, in infancy; two sisters, Mary Onken and Laura Juergens; a brother, Delbert Best; and three sons-in-law, Warren J. Hamill, Joseph Gauderman, and Ike Auen.
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