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Submitted: 1/10/20 • Approved: 1/11/20 • Last Updated: 1/14/20 • R1289732-G1289731-S3
Marcus 09 Nov 1925 - 11 Jan 1997
Lila 30 Jul 1930 - 11 Jun 2012
Marriage: 18 Dec 1948 Independence County, Arkansas*
Marcus Dean Hays husband of Lila Mae (Griffis) Hays. Lila Mae (Griffis) Hays daughter of Leonard E Griffis and Nellie L Owens Griffis.
Lila Mae Hays
Pleasant Plains, AR, 1930 - 2012
PLEASANT PLAINS — Lila Mae Hays, 81, of Pleasant Plains died Monday, June 11, 2012, in a Little Rock hospital.
Born July 30, 1930, in Pleasant Plains, she was the daughter of Leonard E. and Nellie L. Owens Griffis. She was of the Landmark Missionary Baptist faith and was a member of Flippo Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Pleasant Plains. She enjoyed gardening, taking care of her yard and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include two sons, Joey D. Hays of Pleasant Plains and Mark A. Hays of Beebe; a daughter, Donna Hays Miller-Stacy of Sherwood; a brother, Shelby G. Griffis; five grandchildren, Alisha Miller Dunlap and Cory Miller, both of Sherwood, Matthew Hays of Pleasant Plains, Ben Hays of Dakota Dunes, S.D., and Erin Hays of Beebe; and four great-grandchildren, Cassadee Dunlap, Cambree Allen, Chanlee Dunlap and Piper Hays.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marcus D. Hays; her parents; three brothers, Manuel L. Griffis, Vernon J. Griffis and Bonnie Griffis; and a sister, Mina M. Griffis Reed.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Flippo Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Pleasant Plains with Joe Helms officiating. Burial will be in McMullin Cemetery at Pleasant Plains.
Pallbearers will be Matthew Hays, Ben Hays, Cory Miller, Robert Beel, Phillip Lamb and Bryson Wood.
Honorary pallbearers are Calvin Perry, Bill Miller and the members of Flippo Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church.
Memorials may be made to Flippo Chapel Clovis Mission Property Fund or McMullin Cemetery Fund.
Obituary pocated through The Batesville Guard Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas published 12 June 2012
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Lila Mae Hays
Pleasant Plains, AR, 1930 - 2012
Lila Mae Hays, age 81, of Pleasant Plains passed away Monday, June 11, 2012. She was a member of Flippo Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Pleasant Plains. Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. with services set for 11 a.m., Thursday, June 14, 2012 at Flippo Chapel M.B.C. in Pleasant Plains.
Published June 13, 2012 Arkansas Gazette
*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Contributed on 1/10/20
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