Arlie M. Lay married Orange Mae West on June 12,
1922. This
union was blessed with six sons: William Joseph Donald Lay, Robert
Burton Lay,
David Harold Lay, Allyn Monroe Lay, Jack Marvin Lay and John Charles
Lay.
Very active in civic, church and school
activities, the
family of Arlie and Orange Lay has played an important role in the
shaping of
both the economic and social structure of Oneida and Scott County. They
have
actively participated in the First Baptist Church of Oneida, Arlie was
influential in the movement to build the Scott County Hospital, he was
a strong
supporter of industrial development through the purchase of local bonds
such as
those used for the building that housed the Boss Manufacturing Plant,
he served
as Chairman of the Board of First Trust & Savings Bank of Oneida,
and after
he retired from the furniture business, he was quite involved with
tracing
genealogy and publishing The Lay Family History.
Orange and the sons were full partners with Arlie
in the
farm, as well as, the furniture stores up until the store businesses
were
incorporated and then they became stockholders. Arlie said that Orange
was not
only his partner in marriage, but his partner in business as well.
Long and fruitful lives were lived by Arlie and
Orange Lay.
She lived to be 80 years of age and Arlie was 93 when he died in 1990.
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