She was a loving wife and mother who was "Mi-Mi" to all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and braved her last weary mile with courage and grace. A resident of Greenwell Springs and a native of Eupora, Miss., she died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at age 85. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., with recitation of the rosary at 4 p.m. Visiting at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church on Friday from 10 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Jeff Bayhi, celebrant. Interment in Roselawn Memorial Park. She is survived by five daughters and three sons-in-law, Ann Bosarge, Kelline and Richard Smith, Jeanette Bosarge, Jennifer and Gary Bond, and Karla and Todd Watts; a son and daughter-in-law, Joseph and Tori Bayhi; 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents, Ivy and Jennie Shaffer; two husbands, Kell Bosarge and Karl Bayhi; six brothers and a sister. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Shriners Children's Hospital.
