Picture of Carl; Corporal 504th Unit, stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Jay of Lynnville, Iowa.
During World War I, Carl sat with famed Iowa artist, Grant Wood. Grant Wood did two pencil sketches of Carl, which were passed on to his two granddaughters.
Information from James Burk Hart, son of Eleanor Blanche Jay Hart.
Ada M. Beyer Jay was born January 5, 1899 to Simon and Lucy Leanhart Beyer near Sully.
Raised in Lynnville, Ada was a 1918 graduate of Lynnville High School and attended
Cedar Falls Teacher's College.
Ada taught at an area country school, and also at Lynnville for several years.
On January 5, 1923, Ada married Carl Jay in Adkins, Iowa. Ada and Carl had one son, Carl Vernon Jay. After Carl's death Ada never remarried.
A Lynnville resident most of her life Ada was a homemaker and belonged to the Lynnville Friends Church, where she was Superintendent of the Sunday School Primary Department. Ada was a charter member of the Goodwill Club.
Ada was an avid gardener, a piano teacher, and played piano for the silent movies at the Lynnville Opera House.
Ada M. Jay passed away Monday, March 8, 1999 at Friendship Manor in Grinnell at the age of 100. She is buried at Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville with her husband Carl, who passed away September 28, 1958.
Bernice Smith, 88, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2017.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 18 at 11:00 a.m. at Sully
Community Church.
Burial was in Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to Sully Community Church,
12559 S 92nd Ave E, PO Box 463, Sully, IA 50251, or to Lynnville Historical Society,
PO Box 113, Lynnville, IA 50153.
Bernice was born on August 29, 1929, to Lemert and Della Renaud Brush. She was born on the family farm outside of Lynnville. Bernice was a star basketball player for Lynnville High School. She graduated as Valedictorian of the Class of 1948.
In 1950, Bernice was united in marriage with Carl Vernon Jay. To this union two daughters were born, Beth Lorraine and Jody Lynn. Carl Vernon passed away in 1977. In 1978, Bernice married Robert (Smitty) Smith. He passed away in 2010.
Bernice lived in Lynnville all of her life and was active in her community. She was a member of the Lynnville Woman's Club for over 50 years, serving in various offices including President. In addition, she was a volunteer at the Old Wagaman Mill for the Lynnville Historical Society, a Girl Scout leader and a member of the Lynnville Saddle Club. She had membership in the Lynnville Friends Church as well as the Sully Community Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher, pianist and organist.
Bernice retired from a lengthy career with the Lynnville Post Office, where she served as Postmaster for several years. She also had worked at Maytag, Dr. Dick Sparks" office and was a bookkeeper for Lynnville-Sully Community Schools.
Bernice was a wonderful cook. She and Smitty had a large vegetable garden and they canned meats and vegetables and sold produce at the Farmer's Market. Bernice was known at the Farmer's Market for the fruit and pecan pies she brought to sell each week.
She enjoyed traveling and visited all 50 states as well as Israel, Egypt, Japan, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand and Europe. She especially enjoyed flying down to Florida to visit Jody and Jim and her granddaughters. She and both husbands enjoyed boating and hosting guests at their second home at Lake Ponderosa.
Bernice was a loving mother and a faithful Christian woman. She is survived by 2 daughters, Beth Jordan (Ron Haug) of Pleasant Hill and Jody (Jim) Nielsen of Pensacola, FL; 4 grandchildren, Jessica Travis) Toohey, Aaron (Kendra) Haug, Alyssa Nielsen and Lexie Nielsen; 2 great grandchildren Tyler Johnson and T.J. Toohey; her sister Lois (Don) Vander Schel; and brother-in-law Floyd De Boef.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands her brother Rex Brush, and sisters Delores Boggs, Harriet De Boef, Mildred Lisk and Cheryl Brush.