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AKRON – Elmon “Jay” Bays, rural Silver Lake, died at 11:28 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026.
Elmon was born Sept. 20, 1942, to Scenie Bays.
Elmon enlisted in the United States Army, where he served during the Cold War from 1961 to 1963 as a specialist 4th Class in Kitzigen, Germany.
He married Charlotte A. McCloughan Bays on March 7, 1964; she died March 9, 2024.
The funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron, with Pastor Thad Stewart officiating. The interment will take place following the service in the Palestine Cemetery with military honors performed by the American Legion Post 49 and the VFW Post 1126.
Visitation hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 at Hartzler Funeral Home, Akron.
Memorial contributions can be made in his memory to the family with checks written to Hudson Snyder.
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