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Obit of James William Hays - Grady County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Sandi Carter  SandKatC@aol.com  5 Apr 2000
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The Verden News
February 7, 1947

Funeral services for James William Hays was conducted at 2:30 p. m. 
Wednesday at the Pentecostal Church of God with Rev. Cecil Williams, 
pastor, officiating and Rev. C. E. Holt, Chester, assisting.

Music for the service was furnished by Mrs. Hoodie Spoon, Mrs. Mildred 
Lyne, Mrs. Vier, and Mrs. Velma Thomas, all of the Chickasha Pentecostal 
Church of God, and Mrs. Fred Reece, Verden, who sang "Farther Along," 
"How Beautiful Heaven Must Be," and "There's Power In the Blood," with 
Mrs. Pat Holcomb playing the piano. A duet, "I'll Meet You in The 
Morning" was rendered by Mrs. Reece and Rev. Holt.

Casket bearers were Kirby Whitley, Bus Harbison, Rile A. Tumbleson, 
Martin Henry, Jeff Satterwhite, and Frank Gentry.

Interment was in the Verden cemetery with the Hansen Funeral Home in 
charge.

James William Hays was born February 20, 1864, at Greenville, Texas, and 
died at 8:30 p. m. February 2, 1947, at his home, at the age of 82 
years, 11 months, and 13 days.

He married Miss Tina Dame January 4, 1893, in Falls County, Texas. They 
came to Verden in 1905 where he farmed until he retired several years 
ago, living in Verden since. He was converted 56 years ago and was a 
member of the Pentecostal Church of God at the time of his death.

Surviving members of the family include his wife, one daughter, Mrs. 
Rose Topley, Chickasha; one son, R. H. Hays, Cogar, and six 
grandchildren.

God touched him with his finger and he slept but not until a beautiful 
life was lived, a noble example of patience, fidelity to truth and faith 
were given. Not until visions of a heavenly life in Christ Jesus, had 
cheered and illumined the valley of the shodow. And now, that he sleeps, 
memory takes up the harp of life, and smiting the strings, finds that 
his virtues melt into music. So it ever is, when a life is nobly and 
divinely lived.

Submitted by Sandi Carter