Betty Bayless Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Betty Bayless (Metropolis, Illinois), who passed away on July 20, 2023, at the age of 86, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, John Manley and Letha Manley (Burnham); her husband Louis Bayless; her daughter Linda Bayless; and her siblings, Annabell Becka, Mary Woods, Ruth Anderson, Raymond Manley and Paul Manley.

She is survived by: her daughters, Cina Blankenship (Luke) and Louise Blanchard (Gig); her grandchildren, Lori Wright (Scott), Buffy Wright (Jody), Rusty Blanchard (Julie), Dalton Blankenship (Katelin) and Lindsay Blankenship; her great grandchildren, Destiny Spinka (Logan), Austin Wright, Blake Wright (Tahneshia), Clayton Blanchard (Taryn), Baylee Blanchard, McKinlee Blanchard, Olivia Blanchard, Landon Blanchard, Jesslyn Blankenship, Harper Johnson, Dakota Blankenship and Ava Blankenship; her great great grandchild Oaklyn Wright; and her siblings, Katherine Rider, Margaret Farris (Carroll) and Jim Manley (Elaine). She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made in Betty's name to Lower Salem Cemetery Fund, c/o Loftus-McManus Funeral Home, P.O. Box 760, Metropolis, Illinois 62960.