James F. Bayless, age 80 years of Dayton, Ohio, passed away Sunday March 17, 2019 at the Hospice of Warren and Butler County in Franklin, Ohio. Mr. Bayless was born May 21, 1938 in Adams County, Ohio to the late James R. and Edna (Taylor) Bayless. Besides his parents, he is also preceded in death by six sisters, Mary Foster, Justine Preston, Marge McCarty, Shirley Scott, Alverda Foster, and Kathy Harmon.

Survivors include his wife Shirley Bayless of Dayton, Ohio; two daughters, Sandra Dennis and Herb Brown of Webster, Fla. And Donna Donovan and Joe; one sister, Doris Russell of Kettering, Ohio; one brother, Bill Bayless of Lynx, Ohio; six grandchildren, Mary Ann Dennis, Lisa Dennis, Randy Dennis, Alex Dennis, Robert Brown, and Icy Toops; and three great grandchildren, Kaden Carmack, Kenzie Carmack, and Kailey Boggs.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 1 p.m. at the Thompson-Meeker Funeral Home in West Union with Clarence Abbott officiating. Burial will follow in the West Union Village Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon- 1 p.m. the day of the service.