Ethel Smith Bauer, 101, passed away on February 26, 2017. She married Kenneth R. Willoughby in 1933 and they had three sons. Since times were difficult and work was hard to find, Kenneth was unable to support his family, and Ethel became a single parent. During World War II, she worked at the Office of Price Administration (OPA) and the Ration Board. After the war ended in 1945, she graduated from the Bustin Academy in Columbus, Ohio, and became a licensed beautician, then owned and operated the Ethelene Beauty Salon for several years. She next was employed in the office of the Meigs County Probate and Juvenile Court. She then became the superintendent of the Meigs County Children's Home. Upon leaving the Children's Home, she married Oscar Bauer, a widower, who had two sons. Oscar and Ethel then had a daughter, and later moved to Michigan when Oscar retired. Tragically, Oscar died suddenly, and Ethel, now pregnant with their second child, once again became a single mother. After the birth of the daughter, Ethel decided to relocate to Phoenix, Arizona, where she reared her two daughters. She worked as an administrative assistant in the Mathematics Department at ASU until her retirement. Ethel is survived by four children, five grandchildren, many great and several great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, two stepsons and five siblings. A grave side service and burial will be in Beech Grove Cemetery, Pomeroy, Ohio, at the convenience of the family. Messages of condolence may be sent to Eugene Willoughby, 5747 E. Clinton Street, Albany, Ohio, 45710 or via email to stonebuhr1@gmail.com .