Jahala J. Bye, 86, of Bluffton, IN, formerly of Montpelier, IN. passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at her home. She was born on Tuesday, November 21, 1939, in Modoc, IN. She married Wendel A. Bye on Saturday, June 29, 1957 in Farmland, IN. and spent many wonderful years together before his passing in 2008. Jahala was a 1957 graduate of Farmland High School. She had worked for Montpelier Glove, Joann Fabrics, Marion, IN, Hills Dept. store in Marion, IN, and retired from Pak-A-Sak, Montpelier, IN. Jahala was a member of the Montpelier Lions Club, where she had served as Vice President and President, and was also a member of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) in Hartford City, IN.

She will be forever missed by her daughter - Peggy Jeannette (George) Mansfield, Poneto, IN, grandchildren - Michael Lake, Montpelier, IN, Jeremy Wright, Fort Wayne, IN, Becky Wright, Bluffton, IN, Marschel Bye, Fort Wayne, IN, step grandchildren - Dustin Schlotter, Hartford City, IN, Erica Garrison, Butler, IN, Wesley Elkins, Warren, IN, and several Great Grandchildren and Nieces and Nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene Bryan and Ruby Pauline (Sayers) Wigmore, husband, Wendel A. Bye, sons, Jay Dennis Bye and Timothy Kendel. Bye, brother, James Phillip Wigmore, and daughter in law, Tracy Bye.

Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Walker & Glancy Funeral Home 109 W. Windsor St. Montpelier, IN. on Monday, September 28, 2026 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

A service to celebrate Jahala’s life will follow at 3:00 PM with Dustin Schlotter officiating. Interment will follow in the Brookside Memorial Park in Montpelier.

Arrangements are being handled by Walker & Glancy Funeral Home in Montpelier.

Online condolences may be made at www.glancyfuneralhomes.com