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Joel Bays (58)
Date of Birth: 02/22/1950
Date of Passing: 03/23/2008
Resided in: Greenfield, Indiana
GREENFIELD– Joel Bays, age 58, died Sunday, March 23, 2008 at his home in Greenfield. Born on February 22, 1950 in Pineville, Kentucky, he was the son of Harding H. and Mary Ellen (Wilson) Bays. Mr. Bays married Eva “Kathy” Katherine Mulkey on April 18, 1969 and worked as a grinder job setter at Ford Motor Company in Indianapolis for 31 years before retiring in 2004. Mr. Bays was a member of the Local UAW #1111, the Blue Lodge 101 in Greenfield, the Murat Shrine, and Bethel Baptist Church. He was also a 32nd Degree Mason and served in the Indiana National Guard for 15 years. Surviving him are his wife, Kathy Bays of Greenfield; son, Joel (Brittany) Bays of Indianapolis; daughters, Hollie Sue (Brian) Pratt of Greenfield and Leanne LaRocca of Texas; brothers, Harding Henry Bays Jr., Jerry Wayne Bays, and Kenny Frederick Bays, all of Kentucky; sisters, Sharon Kay Roark, Linda Fay Harris, and Bonnie Sue Marcum, all of Kentucky; and four grandchildren, Lillian, Bryson, Kailah, and Kendra. Preceding him in death were his parents and brother, James W. Bays. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 26, 2008 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Erlewein Mortuary in Greenfield with a Masonic Service at 7:30 p.m. Funeral services will be on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the mortuary with Pastor Randall Parker officiating. Burial will be at Park Cemetery with full Military Rites given by the Greenfield Honor Guard. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6030 W. 62nd St., Indianapolis, Indiana, 46278. Friends may sign the on-line guestbook at www.erleweinmortuary.com or email condolences to sympathy@erleweinmortuary.com.
Beneficiary
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6030 W. 62nd St., Indianapolis, Indiana, 46278.
Deepest sympathy
by: merjoli, 03/26/08
Dear Joel's Family,
May you be comforted knowing that your loved one is at peace and with his brother again.
From Kahlil Gibran's On Death:
You would know the secret of death.
But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life?
The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.
If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life.
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.
God bless you and comfort you now and always,
Mary Houghton (friend of Joel's niece Judy)