Winifred Baylies

December 4, 1921 - January 14, 2017

Passed away peacefully on January 14, 2017 at the age of 95 in Ojai, CA. She was born in Santa Ana, CA on December 4, 1921 to Linnie and Charlie Walton. She was reared in Westminster, CA graduating from Huntington Beach High School and Fullerton Junior College. In 1944 she married Neil Bibby. During World War II they lived in Corpus Christi, TX, Memphis, TN and Holtville, CA before settling in Westminster, where they lived for 10 years. Their children, John and Nancy were born there. They moved to Bishop, CA in 1954 and lived there for ten years where Winifred worked at Bishop Elementary School as a bookkeeper. In 1964 they moved to Goleta where Winifred worked as a school secretary at El Camino School. She was widowed in 1972. In 1981 she married Howard Baylies of Fresno. Until 1992 they divided their time between living in Fresno and Goleta. They settled permanently in Goleta. Howard passed away in 2009. She is survived by a son, John Bibby of Buellton/Lompoc and a daughter, Nancy Necker of Ojai, a step-son, Nicholas Baylies of Salem, OR and six grandsons: David Jelinek of Napa, Christopher Jelinek of Reno, NV, Kevin and Kyle Bibby of Buellton/Lompoc, Andrew Sheftel of London, England, and Will Baylies; two granddaughters, Kristen Bibby of Buellton/Lpmpoc and Hanna Sheftel of Leeds, England. One brother, Keith Walton, preceded her in death. Donations can be made in her name to the Salvation Army.