INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Lucibel Jay of Great Bend died Jan. 11, 2018.

She was born Oct. 2, 1924 in Minneapolis, Kansas, the daughter of Eunice Carter Bear and George Bear. She received a Bachelors of Arts degree from Texas Tech University in 1946. She married James Wallace Jay June 30, 1946. She was a Great Bend resident since 1961. She was a retired teacher, having taught three years in Texas and 26 years as a first grade teacher at Riley Elementary School in Great Bend.
Survivors include husband James; daughter Sharon Olson (Joseph), Indianapolis; son James Michael Jay (Kris), Santa Barbara, Calif.; granddaughters Jennifer Olson and Elizabeth Olson; grandson, Matthew Olson; six great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren; one sister; and one brother in law Don Jay (Erma).

Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Jan. 17, 2018