Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Claude Lee Hayes Sr. 2002 ****************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ****************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Oct 2002 Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of Claude Lee Hayes Sr. as written in "The Albany Herald" dated 6 Oct 2002. THOMASVILLE, GA.---Services for Claude Lee Hayes Sr. of Thomasville, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, at Gatlin Creek Baptist Church. The Revs. Jimmy Odom and Don Prevatt will officiate with interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery. Mr. Hayes died Saturday, October 5, 2002 at Glen Manor Nursing Home. Born October 18, 1917 in Mitchell County, GA, he was the son of the late Clarence Warren and Mamie Mae Mulford Hayes. He was a salesman for Crew Motors in Cairo, former Mayor of Whigham and a member of Elbethel Baptist Church. Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Jeanette and Miles Harmon of Buford, GA, Janice and Jimmy Glausier, and Millie Eyler, all of Albany, and Sheree and Mark Springgle of Leesburg, Margaret Owen of Thomasville; sons and daughters-in-law, C. Hayes Jr. of Lawrenceville, GA, Darrell and Suzie Hayes of Jefferson, GA, Keith and Marcia Hayes of Thomasville; a brother, Howard Hayes of Camilla; and 16 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and former husband to Caroline Taylor Hayes of Albany. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Conley. The family will receive friends from 7 p.m.- 9 p.m. today (Sunday) at the funeral home. Allen & Allen Funeral Home Thomasville 229/226-6331.