Graveside committal services for Manuel "Junior" Bayless,will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Dennis with military honors given by Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Parsons.
Manuel "Junior" Bayless, 86, of Parsons, died at 7:12 a.m., Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons with his loving wife, Wilda Mae, by his side. He had entered the nursing home on Friday evening after suffering a massive stroke early Wednesday morning, July 13, 2011.
He was born on July 2, 1925, in Parsons, Kansas, to Roy and Alma (Adams) Bayless. He had just celebrated his 86th birthday.
Junior worked for the City of Parsons Water Department after high school. He left there to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II. On November 8, 1946, he married Wilda Mae O'Connor, who also worked for the Water Department.
In August of 1950, the 930th Ordnance Company was called to active duty and he served in Korea until November of 1951, at which time he was discharged from the military. He returned to work at the City Water Department until 1961. At that time, he began working for the U.S. Post Office as a clerk, and later as a letter carrier, until retiring in February of 1983.
Junior enjoyed having coffee on Monday mornings with his VFW buddies and also with some other buddies in the afternoons at McDonald's. He always loved to tease and joke with his family and their friends. Whenever there was a problem with one of the kids' homes or vehicles, he was the one to make the repairs; and up until a couple of years ago, mowed his yard and the girls' yards.
He was a member of the First Christian Church in Parsons and a life member of Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars, where he had served on the Honor Guard.
Survivors include:
Wife – Wilda Mae Bayless of the home, Parsons, KS
Four Children – Maribeth Long Parsons, KS
Marsha Bayless Parsons, KS
Patty Bayless Miami, OK
Brad Bayless Parsons, KS
Two Grandsons – Ryan Long and wife, Kristin Kansas City, MO
Alex Bayless Parsons, KS
One Granddaughter – Jamie Bayless Parsons, KS
He learned around Father's Day that he would be a great-grandpa to Ryan and Kristin's child
Two Sisters-in-law – Mayellen Bayless Parsons, KS
Louise Volmer St. Paul, KS
Nephews – Merle Modesitt and wife, Annie Thayer, KS
Phil Modesitt and wife, Donna Louisiana
Tom Bayless and wife, Debbie Parsons, KS
Gary Bayless Wichita, KS
Phil Volmer and wife, Nancy Louisiana
Steve Volmer and wife, Penny Shawnee, KS
Nieces – Katherine Stitt and husband, Stan Thayer, KS
Cheryl Wallace Parsons, KS
Jane Arnold and husband, Larry Topeka, KS
Peg O'Connor Denver, CO
Numerous Great Nieces and Nephews, Great-Great-Nieces and Nephews, Great-Great-Great Nieces and Nephews, Cousins and Friends
He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant brother, Monroe; two brothers, Martin Bayless and Merle Max Bayless; two sisters, Marguerite Modesitt and Marie Buchanan; and his daughter-in-law, Robin Bayless, on February 16, 2011.
Junior requested that his body be donated to Kansas University School of Medicine. A graveside service and burial will be held at a later date at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Dennis.
The family welcomes all of Junior's friends and family to meet with them from 2-4:00 p.m., Saturday, July 23, 2011, at the First Christian Church in Fellowship Hall in Parsons to reminisce and celebrate his life.
In honor of his daughter-in-law, Robin Bayless, memorials for breast cancer research may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Memorials are also suggested to Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars, or the First Christian Church in Parsons. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Manuel "Junior" Bayless, please visit our flower store.
Manuel "Junior" Bayless, 86, of Parsons, died at 7:12 a.m., Sunday, July 17, 2011, at Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons with his loving wife, Wilda Mae, by his side. He had entered the nursing home on Friday evening after suffering a massive stroke early Wednesday morning, July 13, 2011.
He was born on July 2, 1925, in Parsons, Kansas, to Roy and Alma (Adams) Bayless. He had just celebrated his 86th birthday.
Junior worked for the City of Parsons Water Department after high school. He left there to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II. On November 8, 1946, he married Wilda Mae O'Connor, who also worked for the Water Department.
In August of 1950, the 930th Ordnance Company was called to active duty and he served in Korea until November of 1951, at which time he was discharged from the military. He returned to work at the City Water Department until 1961. At that time, he began working for the U.S. Post Office as a clerk, and later as a letter carrier, until retiring in February of 1983.
Junior enjoyed having coffee on Monday mornings with his VFW buddies and also with some other buddies in the afternoons at McDonald's. He always loved to tease and joke with his family and their friends. Whenever there was a problem with one of the kids' homes or vehicles, he was the one to make the repairs; and up until a couple of years ago, mowed his yard and the girls' yards.
He was a member of the First Christian Church in Parsons and a life member of Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars, where he had served on the Honor Guard.
Survivors include:
Wife – Wilda Mae Bayless of the home, Parsons, KS
Four Children – Maribeth Long Parsons, KS
Marsha Bayless Parsons, KS
Patty Bayless Miami, OK
Brad Bayless Parsons, KS
Two Grandsons – Ryan Long and wife, Kristin Kansas City, MO
Alex Bayless Parsons, KS
One Granddaughter – Jamie Bayless Parsons, KS
He learned around Father's Day that he would be a great-grandpa to Ryan and Kristin's child
Two Sisters-in-law – Mayellen Bayless Parsons, KS
Louise Volmer St. Paul, KS
Nephews – Merle Modesitt and wife, Annie Thayer, KS
Phil Modesitt and wife, Donna Louisiana
Tom Bayless and wife, Debbie Parsons, KS
Gary Bayless Wichita, KS
Phil Volmer and wife, Nancy Louisiana
Steve Volmer and wife, Penny Shawnee, KS
Nieces – Katherine Stitt and husband, Stan Thayer, KS
Cheryl Wallace Parsons, KS
Jane Arnold and husband, Larry Topeka, KS
Peg O'Connor Denver, CO
Numerous Great Nieces and Nephews, Great-Great-Nieces and Nephews, Great-Great-Great Nieces and Nephews, Cousins and Friends
He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant brother, Monroe; two brothers, Martin Bayless and Merle Max Bayless; two sisters, Marguerite Modesitt and Marie Buchanan; and his daughter-in-law, Robin Bayless, on February 16, 2011.
Junior requested that his body be donated to Kansas University School of Medicine. A graveside service and burial will be held at a later date at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Dennis.
The family welcomes all of Junior's friends and family to meet with them from 2-4:00 p.m., Saturday, July 23, 2011, at the First Christian Church in Fellowship Hall in Parsons to reminisce and celebrate his life.
In honor of his daughter-in-law, Robin Bayless, memorials for breast cancer research may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Memorials are also suggested to Brown-Bishop Post No. 704, Veterans of Foreign Wars, or the First Christian Church in Parsons. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Manuel "Junior" Bayless, please visit our flower store.
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