Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Hayes, Billy Gene November 2 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com November 3, 2004, 11:13 pm The Bakersfield Californian Bill Gene Hayes Services: Thurs., Nov. 4, 10 a.m. Billy Gene Hayes was born in Bakersfield, CA to Kelly and Thelma Lamar on February 12, 1940 and passed away at his home in Exeter on November 2, 2004 at the age of 64. Bill was raised in Bakersfield attending schools there. He served in the Coast Guard and later the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Bill married Rebecca Walker at Lake Tahoe, February 16, 1980 and had moved to Exeter in 1978 working with Continental Telephone, which later became Verizon, for 33 years. He had been a VIP with the Tulare County Sheriff Dept. and was a member of the American Legion Post 94, Exeter. Survivors include his wife, Becky Hayes of Exeter; his children, Ashley and Curtis Hayes all of Exeter; brothers, Sam, Cecil and Charles all of Bakersfield. Funeral service will be held Thursday, November 4, 2004, at 10:00 a.m., Smith Family Chapel, 505 E. Pine St., Exeter with Military Rites to follow at the Exeter Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 3rd, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Chapel. Online condolences: www.smithfamilychapel.com Smith Family Chapel (559) 592-9119 Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/gob2580hayes.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb