Eileen Ruth (Tritapoe) Bayles, age 92, of Frederick, died on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at Homewood at Crumland Farms after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on May 8, 1922 in Weverton, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Calvin Thomas and Rhonda Eugenia (Younkins) Tritapoe. She was the wife of the late Amos Andrew Bayles, who died in June, 1997. She was a graduate of Brunswick High School class of 1940 and completed two years of nurses' training at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and the Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland. She was employed by the C&P Telephone Company as a Telephone Operator for 34 years, retiring in 1982. She was a member of the Brownsville Church of the Brethren, a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America and the POOF Club. Eileen was a sweet, kind, gentle woman who had a zest for life and a strong faith in God. She enjoyed collecting Boyds Bears and participating in the numerous activities at Homewood with her many friends there. She had a positive attitude, was always smiling, never complained, and was an inspiration to all who knew her. She will be missed by many and especially by her very close sister-in-law, Ethel Tritapoe. Mrs. Bayles is survived by one sister, Patricia D. Tritapoe Mohler, of Brunswick. In addition to Ethel Tritapoe she is also survived by sister-in-laws Audrey, Jan and Janice Tritapoe and several nieces and nephews. She will also be missed by her close friends, Pat and Nelson Tyler and Peggy and Hank Chaney. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by five brothers, Edward M., James L., William L., Calvin T. and Richard W. Tritapoe. Services will be held at the Keeney & Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St., Frederick on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 2 PM with the Rev. R. Thomas Fralin, Jr. and Rev. Alan Smith officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. The internment will follow at the Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Frederick. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Frederick County, PO Box 1799, Frederick, MD 21701 or to the Brownsville Church of the Brethren, 1911 Rohrersville Road, Knoxville, MD 21758. The family would like to thank the Homewood staff for all the love and care she received during her stay.
