Jean Estyl Bielby Bash, age 101, of St. Augustine, FL, passed away on January 20, 2019. Jean was born on December 18, 1917, in Lawrenceburg, IN to Estal & Mable Bielby. Jean celebrated 75 years of marriage to Wallace E. Bash M.D., who preceded her in death, at age 97, December 16, 2014. Jean is survived by her children Stephen E. Bash, M.D. (Patti Root) of Peoria, IL, Sally Mayoras (David) of The Villages, FL, and J. Michael Bash (Mary Ann Simmons) of Greenwood Village, CO. She is also survived by ten grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Jean was also preceded in death by her sister, Frances Terrill, her brother, Chester Bielby, and granddaughter, Jennifer Jeanne Mayoras. Jean graduated from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN with a BS degree in Education. Jean enjoyed being a teacher, mother, and homemaker in Ft. Wayne, IN. She was very active in the First Presbyterian Church, where she served as a Deacon. She also was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and Junior League, and the Ft. Wayne Country Club, where she loved to play golf. In 2001, Jean and Wallace moved to Glenmoor (now Westminster) at the World Golf Village, in St. Augustine, FL. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Community Hospice & Palliative Care Foundation, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, FL 32257 or give online at www.communityhospice.com/give. The interment will be on Saturday, February 16, 2019, 11:00AM at the Bohn Chapel Lindenwood Cemetery in Ft. Wayne, IN. For online condolences go to:www.craigflaglerpalms.com “obituaries”.
