1941 - 2026
GAY LOUISE (WEBB) HINDBAUGH
MUSCATINE, Iowa – Gay Louise (Webb) Hindbaugh, 84, of Muscatine, went to be with our Lord on Sunday January 18th at Wilton Retirement Community, after complications from Parkinson’s Disease.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held Saturday February 7th, 2026 at 11am at Blue Grass Presbyterian Church, 325 W Lotte St, Blue Grass, Iowa. Pastor Mary Pugh will officiate. A luncheon will follow at the church immediately following the service. Burial will take place at Parsons Cemetery, Oakville, Iowa at a later date. Memorials may be made to Blue Grass Presbyterian Church or the family. The Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: www.wittichfuneralhome.com.
Gay was born on February 3, 1941, in Muscatine, to Vera Louise (Reichert) and Claude Elwood Webb, Sr. She married William H (Bill) Carter in Muscatine and later divorced; they shared two children together. On August 6, 1971, in Omaha, NE, she married Leo E Hindbaugh. They were married 53 years. He preceded her in death on May 3, 2025.
Gay performed in dance recitals during her youth. She loved to camp with the Good Sam’s Camping Club with their friends and family. Gay would make homemade greeting cards for all occasions. Her Brazilian Embroidery items were so beautiful and displayed as wall hangings and on clothing. Once a week family gathered for card playing and dessert at their home. Gay excelled in Genealogy and loved to gather and research the history of her ancestors.
During the summer she had a big garden and canned fruits and vegetables. Gay and Leo would travel in their RV to warmer climates during the winters. They went on many fishing trips together to Branson, Missouri.
While her children were in grade school, she worked as the office manager for Dr George Blackwood Chiropractor. For many years, she worked at Muscatine Seed and Supply / McKee Appliance as the best sales lady. After the business was sold, she went to work for Eastman House Furniture in Muscatine until she retired.
Gay loved being a member of Blue Grass Presbyterian Church and a devoted Christian. Gay was a beautiful and kind soul and was her mother’s caregiver. She adored her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She will truly be missed by all her family.
Our family would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all the staff at Wilton Retirement Community for their excellent loving care for Gay. We also appreciate the support and care provided by St Croix Hospice.
Those left to honor her memory include her son, Shawn Carter and wife Lisa, her daughter Lisa Starkweather (Sam Bieri), Her grandchildren: Calvin Carter, Shian (Levi) Wrieden, Bailey (Nick) Holladay. Great-grandchildren: Morgan and Logan Wrieden. Her sister-in-law Sharon Webb and her nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Claude E Webb Jr in 2007 and sister Linda C Schmidt in 1994.
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