HAYS OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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HAYS, John Robert Sr. 1905 - 1997

John Robert Hays, Sr., 91, Warrensburg, formerly of Leeton, died Saturday, Jan 4, 
1997, at the Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg. He was born Nov 
16, 1905, near Knob Noster, the son of Melvin Foster Hays and Ruth Roark Hays. On 
Oct 6, 1927, in Warrensburg, he married Thelma Inez Martin. She preceded him in 
death Nov 17, 1990. Mr. Hays attended Mohler's Barber College in Kansas City. He 
bought the barbershop in Leeton where he worked in the 1920s and 1930s. After 
selling the barbershop, he worked at the Windsor Coal Co. for 10 years. He later 
worked part time as a school bus driver for the Leeton School District for 11 
years and as a night clerk at the Martin Hotel in Warrensburg. Mr. Hays retired as 
a police dispatcher for the City of Warrensburg. Survivors include one daughter, 
Mrs. Bud (Wilma Ruth) Williams, Warrensburg; two sons, John Robert Jr., Sedalia, 
and Russell Lee, Independence plus grandchildren. He also was preceded in death 
by three sisters, Josie Lafferty, Grace Williams and Almeda Williams; a brother, 
S. H. Hays, and a grandson, Scott Hays. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a. m. 
Tuesday, Jan 7, at the Williams Funeral Chapel in Warrensburg with burial in 
Mineral Creek Cemetery, Leeton.

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