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Myrtle A. Hay
Myrtle A. Hay
February 10, 1921 - September 04, 2009
Morley, Iowa

Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 08, 2009 at Lahey Funeral Home, Olin ~ Memorials are preferred
Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 09, 2009 at Lahey Funeral Home, Olin
Interment: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 at Forest Hill Cemetery, Anamosa, Iowa

Myrtle Angeline Hunter was born February 10, 1921, in Morley, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Pearl (Clymer) Hunter. She graduated from Morley Consolidated School in 1939. She married Cecil Hay on August 25, 1939 in Waterloo, Iowa. He died in February of 1980. She worked at the Anamosa Hatchery, was a donut maker at Pearson Grocery in Anamosa, Myrtle and her husband owned a restaurant in Lisbon, she had worked at HyGrade Cheese in Olin, was a cook at Cavey's in Olin, and bookkeeper and office manager at Olin Telephone Company for 17 years. She was a member of Morley First United Methodist Church and Morley Alumni Association. She was active with Jones County 4-H and was a 4-H leader with Fairmor Lively Learners for many years. Myrtle helped run the Community & 4-H food stand at the fair and was active with many other clubs. She raised and dressed chickens for many years.

Myrtle is survived by three children and seven grandchildren, Coleen (Maynard) Van Antwerp of Morley & children, Julie (Mike) O'Connor, Scott Van Antwerp & Deanna (Carey) Glick; Bruce A. (Dorothy Burmeister) Hay of Jonesboro, GA & children, Tara (Chad) Dusanek & Joe (Tif) Hay; and Susan (Don) Von Behren of Anamosa & children, Heather (Steve) Ieronimo & Debbie Von Behren; 12 great-grandchildren, 1 step-great-grandchild & 2 great-great grandchildren; and one sister, Muriel Duncan of Anamosa. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, one sister, Arlene, and a great-granddaughter, Jade Ieronimo.

Myrtle A. Hay, 88, of Morley, Iowa, died Friday, September 4, 2009, at Mechanicsville Nursing Home in Mechanicsville, Iowa.

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