Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hayes, Robert B., 1926 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ ROBERT B. HAYES Suffolk, Nov. 27 - Robert B. Hayes, 73, prominent citizen of Whaleyville, died this morning of heart trouble at his home in the county. Mr. Hayes was a native of Gatesville, N.C., and is survived by his widow, who was Miss Kate Owen [sic; Owens], of Myrtle and nine children; Mrs. W.B. Simpson and G.R. Hayes, of Franklin; Miss A.L. Hayes, R.O. Hayes and C.B. Hayes of Norfolk; Mrs. V.C. Johnson, of Lynchburg; Mrs. A.D. Milteer, of Gary, Ind.; Mrs. P.O. Parker, of Ahoskie. Three grandchildren also survive. Mr. Hayes was a member of the McAllister Masonic Lodge, a steward of the Methodist Church and an active worker in civic affairs. Funeral services will be held at Whaleyville Methodist Church Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Robert B. HAYES, Gatesville, NC native, d. 27 Nov 1926, at home, Whaleyville, age 73, interred in Whaleyville Methodist Church Cemetery*, 29 Nov 1926, donated obit, newspaper unknown *His first wife, Leora A. (SKINNER) HAYES, is also buried there. Whaleyville list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/whaleyvl.txt His widow's (donated, 1932) obit is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/h200k1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/h200r2ob.txt