Gayle Leslie Huey, 72, of Ames passed away on January 12, 2019 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. She was born to Lane and LaVerne (Brown) Mashaw on November 10, 1946 in Decatur, Illinois.
Gayle graduated from Iowa City High School and then attended the University of Iowa (U of I). She graduated from the U of I with a BA in Elementary Education in 1968. While there, she was involved in many activities with the Alpha Zeta Delta sorority and the University Scottish Highlanders. She also met her first husband, Joseph McEvoy; with Joe she would raise their two sons, Chad and Clay.
Gayle was a passionate and talented educator, teaching in elementary schools in many states before meeting the love of her life, Lee Huey, on a trip visiting her parents in Ames, IA. Lee and Gayle were married in 1990 in Ames. Gayle continued to work in education, specifically in the field experience office in the College of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Iowa State University (ISU). While at ISU, she completed her Master's degree in Curriculum and Instructional Technology in 1996. She served as the Director of Field Experience and worked with her staff to find practicum and student teaching placements for all ISU teacher education students. She retired from ISU, after 19 years, in 2010.
Gayle was interested in many things. She enjoyed playing bridge, reading (she was a member of two book clubs), collecting, traveling, and learning! She was active in PEO (IV Chapter), Questers (Margaret Stanton #310), the ISU Retirees organization, and the Ames First United Methodist Church. She was interested in early literacy and worked with Raising Readers in Story County after she retired. She was also serving as the Glass Collection Chair for Iowa Questers. She and Lee loved to travel together, many times with friends or to see family.
She was a very proud grandmother of five and very much enjoyed spending time with them. Gayle is survived by her husband Lee Huey; her two sons, Chad (and wife Kerry) McEvoy, and Clay (and wife Charity) McEvoy; and five grandchildren: Andrew, Luke, Abigail, Lauren, and Emma.
Gayle was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, Drew.
Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 a.m. with a service to follow at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 25, 2019 at Ames First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave, Ames, Iowa.
The family requests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be directed to Ames First United Methodist Church Building Fund (516 Kellogg Ave., Ames, IA 50010) or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Iowa (Century 1 Building, 2700 Westown Pkwy #270, West Des Moines, IA 50266 or on-line at https://donate.lls.org).
Online condolences may be directed to: www.grandonfuneralandcremationcare.com