Sadie Anne Bay

July 21, 1929 - December 28, 2016

Sadie Anne Bay, of Mountain View, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2016, while at Mercy St. Francis Hospital in Mountain View due to natural causes. Born on July 12, 1929 to John Karl and Lois Judith (Day) Turner in Mountain View, MO; she was 87 years old. Sadie attended high school in Summersville, MO. Upon graduation she went on to Missouri State University in Springfield, where she obtained her teaching certificate in elementary education. She taught multi-grades in a one room schoolhouse, and found it to be rewarding as well as challenging. On April 17, 1952 she married Albert L. Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. To this union four children were born. She was described as a very industrious and independent woman. Some of her many endeavors in life included being a librarian, a jeweler, and later in life worked in real estate, which she greatly enjoyed. Sadie loved being a mother and grandmother. She loved to bake, and was especially known for baking cookies for her children, grandchildren, and many of the other neighborhood kids. She also loved to make quilts, and was well known in the community for her beautiful quilt making skills. Sadie will be greatly missed by her family, as well as all others who knew her. Sadie is preceded in death by her parents and four siblings. She is survived by her children; Patricia Buehn of Irvine, California; Donald E. Bay and his wife, Sharon of Kingman, Arizona; Susan M. Hawker and her husband, John of Ringgold, Virginia; and Janet Wilde and her husband, Randy of Defiance, Ohio. She is further survived by her two sisters; Cleeda Wilbanks and Kay Stricklin, both of Mountain View. Also surviving are ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Sadie will be held Friday at 12:00 pm, December 30, 2016, at Willow Funeral Home with Pastor Joel Hinds officiating. Visitation will be at 11:00 am, prior to the funeral service. Interment will follow at the New Salem Cemetery in Mountain View. Arrangements are under the direction of Willow Funeral Home. On-line condolences may be left at www.willowspringsfuneralhome.com