Lay, Paul Edward 1923-2011

LAY, GLENDENNING, BENNETT, WALTON, RHINES

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Paul Lay Obituary
1923-2011

Paul Edward Lay, age 87, of Carroll, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2011, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll.

Born on October 10, 1923, at Mt. Ayr, Iowa, he was the son of John and Sylvia (Glendenning) Lay. He grew up in Mt. Ayr and moved to West Des Moines where he graduated from Valley High School in 1941. He enlisted in the United States Army and served in WW II until 1944 when he came home and went to Drake University earning his Accounting Degree. He was licensed as a CPA in 1951. He later earned his MBA at Drake University.

He was married to Phyllis Irene Bennett on May 15, 1949, at the United Methodist Church in downtown Des Moines. The couple lived in West Des Moines where Paul worked as a controller for Farm Bureau for ten years and two accounting firms before starting his own firm Paul E. Lay P.C. He was also an associate accounting professor at Drake University.

He moved to Carroll 1980 and purchased the William Kurth Tax Practice. He was a member of the Iowa Society of Accountants and the National Association of Accountants.

His first love was fishing. He made many trips to Minnesota during the summer after the tax season to fish at his lake home south of Aitkin, Minnesota. Paul always swore by the fisherman's creed "Early to bed, Early to Rise, Fish all Day, Make up Lies!" In his spare time, he enjoyed reading, watching westerns, and golfing in his younger years.

Surviving are four sons, Thomas Lay of Carroll, Gary (Mary) Lay of Bloomington, Minnesota, Doug (Tammy) Lay of Florrrisant, Missouri, and David Lay of Urbandale, Iowa; six grandchildren, Katherine Lay, Jennifer Lay, Jessica Lay, Tiffany Lay, David Lay, and Priscilla Lay; two great-grandchildren, Carter James Walton and Bradley Thomas Walton; and one cousin, Karen Rhines.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Phyllis in 2001, and a brother, Robert Lay.

A visitation will be held at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll on Saturday, February 5, 2011, where the family will greet friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A private graveside service will be held at Rest Haven Cemetery in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, February 7, 2011.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home in Carroll.

Published by the Des Moines (IA) Register on Jan. 30, 2011.