Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



Corsicana Daily News
August 02, 2008 

Death Notices 8/3/08

Harvell G. Mayes, 56, of Fairfield passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at 
Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. Services will be 2:30 p.m. today at 
Jones Chapel United Methodist Church, 360 Church St., Fairfield, with the Rev.
James E. Mayes officiating. Interment will follow at Fairfield Methodist 
Cemetery. Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.

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Harvell G. Mayes

Funeral services were held last weekend for Harvell G. Mayes, 56, of Fairfield
who died Tuesday, July 29, at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler.

Mr. Mayes was born in Fairfield on Jan. 6, 1952 to A.M. and Hazel Mayes.

He attended Dogan high school in Fairfield but graduated from Navasota high 
school in 1970.Mr. Mayes was a retired truck driver.

Services were held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at Jones Chapel United Methodist 
Church in Fairfield with Rev. Jesse E. Mayes officiating.

Burial was at Fairfield Methodist Cemetery with Gary McIllveen, Michael Thomas, 
Larry Washington, Carlton Grant, Edward Grant, Jr. and Morris Keeton serving as
pallbearers.

Mr. Mayes is survived by his mother Hazel Grace Mayes of Fairfield; daughters
Sonya Gibson and husband Greg of Fairfield and Naisha Walker and husband Greg 
of Palestine; brothers Jesse Mayes and wife Virginia of Poinceana, Florida and
Roy Mayes and wife Lee of Dallas; eight grandchildren; uncle Ezell Packard; 
and aunt Idella Price.

He was preceded in death by his father Rev. A.M. Mayes; sisters Gloria Mayes 
Davis and Claudia Mayes Gooden; and brothers Rosco, Michael and Paul Mayes.

Arrangements were made by Ross and Johnson Mortuary of Corsicana.