culture and society | January 18, 2026

Brittany Bayne Obituary, Visitation and Funeral

A lakeshore family is trying to make sense of what appears to be a horrible accident, after their loved one was hit and killed while walking along US-31 Thursday evening.

Her death is still a mystery to those that loved her, and they said 33-year-old Brittany Bayne was the most loving person you’d ever meet.

It all started on Thursday evening, when Norton Shores police said they got a call for a woman walking in the roadway on Harvey Street near US-31 and Sternberg Road.

Shortly after, another officer responded to a report that a car had hit someone on the highway near Sternberg Road.

Little did they know, David Dalton had been frantically searching for his fiancé, Brittany Bayne, in and around the nearby Meijer store for more than a half hour.

“I was freaking out walking through the store with my two kids, and I’m just trying to keep my cool,” Dalton said.

Dalton said they had been out celebrating Brittany’s son’s 7th birthday in the hours before her death.

“I was excited to be here with her and we spent a great day together,” he explained. “And in life for us, everything has been on the up-and-up and been going good.”

After dinner, Dalton said they stopped by Meijer for a quick trip to buy new shoes for their son. He said Brittany wasn’t feeling well, so she stayed in the car and waited for them as she had done several times in the past.

When Dalton and the kids got back to the car, Brittany wasn’t there. But the doors were locked and the keys were sitting on the middle console.

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