SHELBYVILLE, IL. —
James Lee Hays
Cowden
James Lee Hays, 84, of Cowden died at 3:44 a.m. Wednesday (October 10, 2012) at his residence.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in the Lockart-Green Funeral Home, Cowden with Don Thomas officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery, Cowden. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation.
He was born August 26, 1928 in Moweaqua the son of Wayne E. and Ruth May (Humphrey) Hays. He married Rosemary Estella Trueblood July 22, 1950 in Moweaqua and was married over 60 years until her death March 14, 2011.
He was a retired farmer and affiliated with the Methodist Church. He loved to travel with his wife especially to see his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Surviving are children, David (Connie) Hays of Pilot Grove, MO, Debbie (Bill) Beck of Cowden, Ted (Dawn) Hays of Waynesboro, PA, Floyd (Robin) Hays of Cowden, Patty (Tim) Malone of Mt. Zion, Ruth Ann (Phil) Miller of Cowden and Karen (Jim) Raze of Springfield, VA; sisters, Eula Mae (Arnold) Metzger of Oreana and Von Gregory of Moweaqua; 23 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wayne and Ruth Hays, wife, Rosemary Hays, brother-in-law, Mark Gregory and grandchild, Christopher Hays.
Condolences at www.lockartgreenfuneralhome.com
Obituaries
James Lee Hays
- Obituaries
-
-
Nola Friese
Nola Friese, 72, of Effingham, IL, formerly of Stewardson, IL, passed away at 8:20 AM on Saturday May 18, 2013 in Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham.
-
Howard D. Gaston
Howard D. Gaston, 97, of Windsor passed away at 2:47 p.m. Friday (May 17, 2013) at the Shelby Memorial Hospital.
-
Nola Friese
Nola Friese, 72, of Effingham, IL passed away at 8:20 AM on Saturday May 18, 2013 in Effingham Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Effingham.
-
Harold Glen Allen
Harold Glen Allen, 85, of Witt, IL, formerly of Findlay, IL, died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Pana Community Hospital, Pana, IL.
-
Lois J. Minor
Lois J. Minor, 88, of Windsor passed away 4:57 a.m. Thursday (May 16, 2013) at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
-
Eleanor J. Cox
Eleanor Julia Cox, 92, of Tower Hill, died at 12:35 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2013 in Shelbyville Rehabilitation & Health Care Center.
-
Lois Minor
Lois Minor, 88, of Windsor passed away 4:57 a.m. Thursday (May 17, 2013) at the Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana.
-
Alta R. Holmes
Alta Rosetta Holmes, 97, of Henderson, Nevada, died at 11:15 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2013 in Solari Inpatient Unit, Las Vegas, Nevada.
-
James Joseph "Jim" Hostetler
James Joseph “Jim” Hostetler, 74, of Mode, IL, died at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2013 in his residence.
-
Lucy M. Dilley
Lucy M. Dilley, 81, passed away at 9:45 p.m. at her home in rural Cowden.
- More Obituaries Headlines
-
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash
Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country
Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital
Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting
CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools
$1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest
NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor
Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool
Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids
Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree
Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics
Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday
Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge
Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel?
Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot
Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction
Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind
Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
