James Hays's obituary Clare, Clare County, Michigan Copyright © 1999 by Alice Eaton. This copy contributed for the use in the USGenWeb Archives. 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 may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. _____________________________________________________________________________ Clare County Review, July 4, 1999 James R. Hays, 87 of Clare and formerly of Johannesburg, died Friday, June 25. 1999 at his daughter's home in Clare. Mr. Hays was born January 30, 1912 in Vienna Twp., moved to Johannesburg in 1977 and has lived in Clare the past 7 years. On October 23, 1937, in Port Huron, he married the former L. Eleanor Brown; she preceded him in death on June 2, 1992. The couple were married 55 years. Mr. Hays was also preceded in death by two brothers, Howard and George. Mr. Hayes (sic) is survived by one daughter; Katheryn (Marvin) Farley of Clare; one son Thomas (Norma) Hays of Richmond, four grandchildren; Kristine Rashotte, Mary Olrich, Jennifer Hyames and Heather Hays, and six great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, June 30,1999 at 12.00 p.m. from the Hetherton Presbyterian Church, in Vienna Corners (Charlton Twp). Burial was in Hetherton Cemetery.