Linda M. Bayliss, 76, Wabash, passed away at 2:27 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2016, at her home. She was born to the late Charles and Mildred (Steltz) Shallenberg on Dec. 22, 1939, in Salem, Ohio.

She was a 1961 graduate from Salineville High School. Linda married Carlton H. Bayliss on June 13, 1961, he passed away on Dec. 20, 2003. She attended Christian Heritage Church in Wabash, and volunteered at Wabash County Hospital. Linda was a homemaker to her family.

She is survived by a daughter: Brenda Ortega, Fla.; brothers: Kenny Pitts, Columbus, Ohio; Wayne Pitts, Cleveland, Ohio; sister: Lois Carson, Ohio; caregivers and niece: Sabrina (Pat) Gaylourd, Wabash. She is preceded in death by a son: Tim Bayliss, in 2009; a brother; and three sisters.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, March 14, at McDonald Funeral Home, Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Marion. Preferred memorials are directed to Shepherds Ministries, a non-profit organization for the disabled, Union Grove, Wis.

Visitation for family and friends will be held from 9-11 a.m. Monday, March 14, at the funeral home.