MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Virginia B. Hayes, 11 Apr 2003 ----¤¤¤¤---- VIRGINIA B. HAYES BAKERSVILLE - Virginia B. Hayes, of Snow Hill Road, died Friday, Apr. 11, 2003. She was the daughter of the late William and Juanita Ledford Buchanan, and wife of the late John Russell Hayes. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Hazel Pitman and Vara Stapleton; and two brothers, Horace and Fred Buchanan. She was a member of Snow Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Franklin Hayes of Bakersville; two daughters, Carolyn Spangler of Shelby and Gail Greene of Bakersville; one sister, Alma Tolley of Spruce Pine; five grandchildren; two step grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and five step great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Grindstaff Memorial Chapel of Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Revs. Gerald Grindstaff and Vernon Buchanan officiated. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. Monday in Snow Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Mitchell County, 287 Hospital Drive, Spruce Pine, NC 28777. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------