Obituary

Joanna Belle Bailey, 93, died Nov. 4, 2001, at Hutchinson Hospital. She as born July 17, 1908, at Burrton, the daughter of Roy and Bertha Elenor (Wilson) Gaw. A longtime resident of Lyons, moving from Burrton, she taught school in Lyons and Rice County, and retired in 1973, after 16 years as Deputy City Clerk of Lyons. She graduated from Burrton High School in 1926 and Sterling College. She belonged to Lyons Christian Church, Order of Eastern Star Queen Esther Chapter and Rebecca Lodge Crystal Chapter, both of Rice County, the Association of Retired Teachers, and was a gray lady for Lyons Hospital District. On May 26, 1929, she married John Ernest Bailey at Great Bend. He died Dec. 3, 1967. Survivors include: a son, Roy Edward, Galveston, Texas; a daughter, Renae Colle, Sterling; five grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by: a brother, Wilson Gaw. Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary Chapel, Hutchinson, with the Rev. Will Best officiating. Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Burrton City Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Lyons Council on Aging, in care of the mortuary.