Margaret Bays

HOMER, LA: Funeral services were held for Mrs. Margaret Garriga Bays, 85, at First Baptist Church in Homer, LA on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Brian Thurman, officiating. Interment followed in Arlington Cemetery in Homer. The family received friends at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Homer on Monday from 5-7 p.m. and at the church from 10-11 a.m. on Tuesday. Mrs. Bays was born December 8, 1929 in Claiborne Parish, LA to Anthony and Gertie Belle Reagan Garriga. She entered into rest on Sunday, November 29, 2015 in Homer, LA after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Bays was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She spent her life taking care of her family, raising her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Bays is now in eternity with the love of her life, Glen. Mrs. Bays was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glen Travis Bays; son-in-law, Jerry W. Coleman, Sr.; four sisters, Edna, Mary, Frances and Bea; and three brothers, Ed, Jimmy and Joe. She is survived by two sons, Denny Bays and wife Michele and David Bays and wife Amy; a daughter, Glenda McKenzie and husband Charlie all of Homer; six grandchildren, Jerry Coleman, Jr. and wife Christy, Kristie Beeson and husband Daniel, Leslie Bays, Dustin Bays, Chris Ebarb and Layton Bays; eight great grandchildren, Hunter, Alexis, Haley Gray, Riley, Anthony, Haley McCoy, Cade and Gabrielle; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pallbearers were Jerry Coleman, Jr., Hunter Coleman, Dustin Bays, Layton Bays, Daniel Beeson and Danny Bays. In lieu of flowers honoring Mrs. Bays, her family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church of Homer.  

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