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Leona (obit) HAYS

Corning Cemetery
Clay County,
Arkansas

Sylvester 11 Jun 1911 - 19 Aug 2004
Leona 27 Feb 1916 - 09 Jun 2005

Marriage: 03 Dec 1932 Clay County, Arkansas*

Sylvester Hays son of John Hays and Hattie Denton Hays. Leona (Brewer) Hays daughter of Septer E Brewer and Oda "Odie" A (Robertson) Brewer.


*obituary
Sylvester Hays
11 Jun 1911 - 19 Aug 2004

Sylvester Hays, 93, of Corning, Ark., died Thursday at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, Ark.

Mr. Hays was the son of John Hays and Hattie Denton. He was a member of the House of Prayer in Corning. He was retired from the Clay County Electric Cooperative Corporation in Corning and was the former owner of Hays Bait Shop in Corning. He enjoyed fishing.

On Dec. 3, 1932, he married Leona Brewer.

Other survivors include a daughter, Roxann Hays of Corning, Ark.; a foster son, Wayne Thomas of Corning, Ark.; two brothers, Don Hays of Richmond, Ind., and Clarence Hays of Edwardsville, Ill.; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be Sunday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Ermert Funeral Home in Corning, Ark. The funeral service will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home chapel with Rev. Jimmy McMasters officiating. Burial will be at the Corning Cemetery.

Obituary located through archives of Ermert Funeral Home Corning, Clay County, Arkansas published Aug 2004. © Copyright 2010 - 20 Ermert Funeral Home, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.

And that of his wife,
Leona Hays
27 Feb 1916 - 09 Jun 2005

Leona Hays, 89, of Corning, Ark. died Thursday, June 9, 2005 at Rector Healthcare in Rector, Ark.

Mrs. Hays was born Feb. 27, 1916 in Marmaduke, Ark. She was a homemaker and attended the House of Prayer in Corning, Ark.

On Dec. 3, 1932, she married Sylvester Hays. He preceded her in death on Aug. 19, 2004.

Survivors include one daughter, Roxann Thompson of Corning, Ark.; one foster son, Wayne Thomas of Corning, Ark.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Sunday at the Ermert Funeral Home in Corning, Ark. The funeral service will begin at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with Rev. Jimmy McMasters and Milburn Teasley officiating. Burial will be in the Corning Cemetery.

Obituary located through archives of Ermert Funeral Home Corning, Clay County, Arkansas published Jun 2005. © Copyright 2010 - 20 Ermert Funeral Home, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.


*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name: Sylvester Hays
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date: 03 Dec 1932
Event Place: Clay, Arkansas, United States
Residence Place:Datto, Arkansas
Gender:Male
Spouse's Name: Leona Brewer
Spouse's Residence Place: Corning, Arkansas
Spouse's Gender:Female
Page:42
Record Number: 759

Contributed on 3/16/20 by denise.bratcher63
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Submitted: 3/16/20 • Approved: 3/16/20 • Last Updated: 3/19/20 • R1303964-G1303963-S3

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