Julie Catherine Anding Bayless was born August 8, 1925 in her family home in Falls County, near Rosebud, Texas. She slipped peacefully away on Aug. 7, 2013. She graduated from Mary Hardin Baylor College in 1945 and began her teaching career in the Rio Grande Valley. Fluent in Spanish, she attended graduate school at the University of Texas, pursuing a Master's degree in Latin American Studies.
She continued her teaching career in Big Lake, where she would meet the love of her life, Wayne W. Bayless, Jr. of Oklahoma City, a veteran of World War II and petroleum engineer. They started married life in 1953 in a small home in Hobbs, New Mexico.
Even as a girl, she had a keen curiosity in the wider world and a desire to travel and while a graduate student, applied for a foreign posting with the U.S. State Department. Shortly after her marriage, she received her letter of acceptance, which she had to decline, and imagined her dreams of seeing the world would remain just that. Not long after, a company assignment took Wayne and Julie to Venezuela, the first of a lifetime of postings abroad that included Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Algeria, Australia, Mallorca, Egypt, Malta and England. She would often muse with her children, when urging them to keep the faith, that dreams do come true, just not in the way we may imagine.
They resided for many years in Bath, England before retiring to Salado, Texas in 1992, a return to her roots as a seventh-generation Texan.
She was an extraordinary woman of the greatest generation, living through the Depression and World War II. She had a keen intellect and was a deep thinker - a voracious reader with an abiding curiosity in the world that continued to her last breath. She had a fine appreciation for the beauty in life and in all her travels, created an elegant home wherever she was, whether it was in a jungle camp on the Equator or her home in England. She was a hostess par excellence, a gourmet chef and loved nothing more than a lively dinner party with good food and company, most especially when it was with her family
She was born with a critic's eye and understanding of art, which she collected throughout her life for the sheer joy of its beauty. In addition to Spanish, she was fluent in French and the cultures of the countries she lived in. She was a witty raconteur, loved to dance and laugh, and carried herself with a great sense of style and high sartorial standards.
But her greatest joy and accomplishment was her family, which she loved, prodded, consoled and counseled until her last. She was fiercely proud of her grandchildren, appreciating their individuality, encouraging them, and loving them unconditionally.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Wayne W. Bayless, Jr.; her parents Cornelius Moore and Leila Mae Anding and sister Bette Anding Geyer. She is survived by her brother C.M. Anding and wife Frances; children Natalie Bayless and Joe Root, of North Carolina; Wayne W. Bayless III, of Salado; Maureen and Walter Balleza, of Galveston; Blanche and Andrew Sibbald, of London; and grandchildren Paul M. Dubbeling, Justin and Julia Balleza, Elliott Bayless and Emma, Katie, Ben and Rosie Sibbald; as well as her beloved nieces and nephew and many friends in the community. And a special thanks to Vera and Ernest Miner and their family for the love and support they provided to her in Salado.
She continued her teaching career in Big Lake, where she would meet the love of her life, Wayne W. Bayless, Jr. of Oklahoma City, a veteran of World War II and petroleum engineer. They started married life in 1953 in a small home in Hobbs, New Mexico.
Even as a girl, she had a keen curiosity in the wider world and a desire to travel and while a graduate student, applied for a foreign posting with the U.S. State Department. Shortly after her marriage, she received her letter of acceptance, which she had to decline, and imagined her dreams of seeing the world would remain just that. Not long after, a company assignment took Wayne and Julie to Venezuela, the first of a lifetime of postings abroad that included Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Algeria, Australia, Mallorca, Egypt, Malta and England. She would often muse with her children, when urging them to keep the faith, that dreams do come true, just not in the way we may imagine.
They resided for many years in Bath, England before retiring to Salado, Texas in 1992, a return to her roots as a seventh-generation Texan.
She was an extraordinary woman of the greatest generation, living through the Depression and World War II. She had a keen intellect and was a deep thinker - a voracious reader with an abiding curiosity in the world that continued to her last breath. She had a fine appreciation for the beauty in life and in all her travels, created an elegant home wherever she was, whether it was in a jungle camp on the Equator or her home in England. She was a hostess par excellence, a gourmet chef and loved nothing more than a lively dinner party with good food and company, most especially when it was with her family
She was born with a critic's eye and understanding of art, which she collected throughout her life for the sheer joy of its beauty. In addition to Spanish, she was fluent in French and the cultures of the countries she lived in. She was a witty raconteur, loved to dance and laugh, and carried herself with a great sense of style and high sartorial standards.
But her greatest joy and accomplishment was her family, which she loved, prodded, consoled and counseled until her last. She was fiercely proud of her grandchildren, appreciating their individuality, encouraging them, and loving them unconditionally.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Wayne W. Bayless, Jr.; her parents Cornelius Moore and Leila Mae Anding and sister Bette Anding Geyer. She is survived by her brother C.M. Anding and wife Frances; children Natalie Bayless and Joe Root, of North Carolina; Wayne W. Bayless III, of Salado; Maureen and Walter Balleza, of Galveston; Blanche and Andrew Sibbald, of London; and grandchildren Paul M. Dubbeling, Justin and Julia Balleza, Elliott Bayless and Emma, Katie, Ben and Rosie Sibbald; as well as her beloved nieces and nephew and many friends in the community. And a special thanks to Vera and Ernest Miner and their family for the love and support they provided to her in Salado.
Julie Catherine Anding Bayless was born August 8, 1925 in her family home in Falls County, near Rosebud, Texas. She slipped peacefully away on Aug. 7, 2013. She graduated from Mary Hardin Baylor College in 1945 and began her teaching career in the Rio Grande Valley. Fluent in Spanish, she attended graduate school at the University of Texas, pursuing a Master's degree in Latin American Studies.
She continued her teaching career in Big Lake, where she would meet the love of her life, Wayne W. Bayless, Jr. of Oklahoma City, a veteran of World War II and petroleum engineer. They started married life in 1953 in a small home in Hobbs, New Mexico.
Even as a girl, she had a keen curiosity in the wider world and a desire to travel and while a graduate student, applied for a foreign posting with the U.S. State Department. Shortly after her marriage, she received her letter of acceptance, which she had to decline, and imagined her dreams of seeing the world would remain just that. Not long after, a company assignment took Wayne and Julie to Venezuela, the first of a lifetime of postings abroad that included Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Algeria, Australia, Mallorca, Egypt, Malta and England. She would often muse with her children, when urging them to keep the faith, that dreams do come true, just not in the way we may imagine.
They resided for many years in Bath, England before retiring to Salado, Texas in 1992, a return to her roots as a seventh-generation Texan.
She was an extraordinary woman of the greatest generation, living through the Depression and World War II. She had a keen intellect and was a deep thinker - a voracious reader with an abiding curiosity in the world that continued to her last breath. She had a fine appreciation for the beauty in life and in all her travels, created an elegant home wherever she was, whether it was in a jungle camp on the Equator or her home in England. She was a hostess par excellence, a gourmet chef and loved nothing more than a lively dinner party with good food and company, most especially when it was with her family
She was born with a critic's eye and understanding of art, which she collected throughout her life for the sheer joy of its beauty. In addition to Spanish, she was fluent in French and the cultures of the countries she lived in. She was a witty raconteur, loved to dance and laugh, and carried herself with a great sense of style and high sartorial standards.
But her greatest joy and accomplishment was her family, which she loved, prodded, consoled and counseled until her last. She was fiercely proud of her grandchildren, appreciating their individuality, encouraging them, and loving them unconditionally.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Wayne W. Bayless, Jr.; her parents Cornelius Moore and Leila Mae Anding and sister Bette Anding Geyer. She is survived by her brother C.M. Anding and wife Frances; children Natalie Bayless and Joe Root, of North Carolina; Wayne W. Bayless III, of Salado; Maureen and Walter Balleza, of Galveston; Blanche and Andrew Sibbald, of London; and grandchildren Paul M. Dubbeling, Justin and Julia Balleza, Elliott Bayless and Emma, Katie, Ben and Rosie Sibbald; as well as her beloved nieces and nephew and many friends in the community. And a special thanks to Vera and Ernest Miner and their family for the love and support they provided to her in Salado.
She continued her teaching career in Big Lake, where she would meet the love of her life, Wayne W. Bayless, Jr. of Oklahoma City, a veteran of World War II and petroleum engineer. They started married life in 1953 in a small home in Hobbs, New Mexico.
Even as a girl, she had a keen curiosity in the wider world and a desire to travel and while a graduate student, applied for a foreign posting with the U.S. State Department. Shortly after her marriage, she received her letter of acceptance, which she had to decline, and imagined her dreams of seeing the world would remain just that. Not long after, a company assignment took Wayne and Julie to Venezuela, the first of a lifetime of postings abroad that included Mexico, Columbia, Argentina, Algeria, Australia, Mallorca, Egypt, Malta and England. She would often muse with her children, when urging them to keep the faith, that dreams do come true, just not in the way we may imagine.
They resided for many years in Bath, England before retiring to Salado, Texas in 1992, a return to her roots as a seventh-generation Texan.
She was an extraordinary woman of the greatest generation, living through the Depression and World War II. She had a keen intellect and was a deep thinker - a voracious reader with an abiding curiosity in the world that continued to her last breath. She had a fine appreciation for the beauty in life and in all her travels, created an elegant home wherever she was, whether it was in a jungle camp on the Equator or her home in England. She was a hostess par excellence, a gourmet chef and loved nothing more than a lively dinner party with good food and company, most especially when it was with her family
She was born with a critic's eye and understanding of art, which she collected throughout her life for the sheer joy of its beauty. In addition to Spanish, she was fluent in French and the cultures of the countries she lived in. She was a witty raconteur, loved to dance and laugh, and carried herself with a great sense of style and high sartorial standards.
But her greatest joy and accomplishment was her family, which she loved, prodded, consoled and counseled until her last. She was fiercely proud of her grandchildren, appreciating their individuality, encouraging them, and loving them unconditionally.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Wayne W. Bayless, Jr.; her parents Cornelius Moore and Leila Mae Anding and sister Bette Anding Geyer. She is survived by her brother C.M. Anding and wife Frances; children Natalie Bayless and Joe Root, of North Carolina; Wayne W. Bayless III, of Salado; Maureen and Walter Balleza, of Galveston; Blanche and Andrew Sibbald, of London; and grandchildren Paul M. Dubbeling, Justin and Julia Balleza, Elliott Bayless and Emma, Katie, Ben and Rosie Sibbald; as well as her beloved nieces and nephew and many friends in the community. And a special thanks to Vera and Ernest Miner and their family for the love and support they provided to her in Salado.
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