Naomi "Jean" Gould, age 72, of Gilman, died on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at her home. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 18, 2014, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. Keith Morrison officiating. Pallbearers are her grandchildren. Interment will be in Prairie View Cemetery in Gilman. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Smith Funeral Home and the family will be present to greet friends from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Memorials may be designated to the Gilman Fire Department and/or Gilman First Responders, mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa 50112. Naomi Jean Bailey was born the daughter of Clyde Wayne Bailey and Fern (Sadler) Bailey on November 11, 1941, on the family farm north of Keosauqua, Iowa. She attended Mathies country school near Keosauqua. The family moved to Grinnell in 1947 and she graduated from Grinnell High School with the class of 1958. She was united in marriage to Donn J. Gould on October 14, 1961, at the First Baptist Church in Grinnell. The couple was blessed with three children: Michael, Wendi and Andrea. Jean worked at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance until the family moved to Gilman in 1965. They purchased Gould Feed and Grain in Grinnell shortly thereafter and changed the name to Donn's Feed Service. She then worked for Continental Grain north of Gilman for over 25 years. Jean was a longtime member of the Gilman First Responders. Jean's family was her life. She dearly loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed attending all of their activities. She was known to them as "GG". She looked forward to attending the annual Bailey and Sadler family reunions. Her enjoyments included gardening, canning, crafting, bowling, traveling, water skiing, and attending fire and First Responder activities. Jean is survived by her husband of 53 years, Donn Gould of Gilman; her children, Michael (Amy) Gould of Marshalltown, Iowa, Wendi (Dan) Ward of Coal Valley, Illinois, and Andrea Gould of Gilman; 9 grandchildren, Nicole, Harry, Lisa, Matt, Chelsea, Justin, Samantha, Ginia and Marcus; 8 great grandchildren, Blake, McKenna, Kevin, Colton, Braxton, Addalyn, Kodie, Chloe and Nizanna; and her brother, Keith (Charlotte) Bailey of Grinnell. She was preceded in death by her parents.