NEW IBERIA – Funeral services will be celebrated for Mrs. Charles Hays, the former Delila Donoho, age 83, at 10:00 am on Friday, October 6, 2017 at Evangeline Funeral Home in New Iberia. Fr. Keith Landry will officiate. Interment will follow at Beau Pre Memorial Park.
A gathering of family and friends will take place at the funeral home from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm on Thursday with a rosary being prayed at 6:00 pm. The funeral home will reopen on Friday at 8:00 am until the time of services.
A native of Marion County, IL and resident of New Iberia, Mrs. Hays passed away on Sunday, October 01, 2017 at her home with her family by her side.
Delila, better known as Dee, was a faithful woman and a devoted parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She loved to travel and go camping with her husband, Charlie. Together they traveled across North America going from coast to coast and even visiting Canada and Mexico. She also enjoyed fishing and doing puzzles. Dee was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be truly and deeply missed by all those who knew and loved her.
She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 66 years, Charles Hays; four sons, Thomas Hays and wife Madeline of New Iberia, Ronald Hays and wife Karla of Alexandria, Darrell Hays and wife Janell of New Iberia, and Phillip Hays, Sr. and wife Terry of Salem, IL; one daughter, Jill Hays Fox and husband Tom of Fremont, OH; one brother, Joe Headly and wife Sandy of Alma, IL; a twin sister, Lila Lewis of Salem, IL; ten grandchildren, Lindsay Robinson and husband Fredy, Andrew Hays, Ronald Hebert, Theresa Ussery and husband Jeremy, Kevin Boutte, Ashley Hyde and husband Mike, Phillip Hays, Jr. and wife Kim, Doug Hays and wife Candra, Bryan Fox, and Beth Fox; and twelve great grandchildren, Taylor Robinson, Miley Robinson, Victoria Bellino, Ben Ussery, Liam Ussery, Cody Hyde, Caleb Hyde, Brianne Hays, Kate Hays, Amya Beuhler, Emily Beuhler, and Bristol Hays.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Alf Donoho and Helen Caldwell Pedicord; brothers, Loren Donoho and Jimmy Headly; sisters, Pat Rotemyer, Mick Bringle, and Jan Sullins; and great grandson, Braden Bourque
Pallbearers will be Doug Hays, Phillip Hays, Jr., Andrew hays, Kevin Boutte, Bryan Fox, and Mike Hyde.
Honorary pallbearers will be Thomas Hays, Ronald Hays, Darrell Hays, Phillip Hays, Sr.
To view the on-line obituary and sign the guest register, please visit www.evangelinefuneralhome.com.
Evangeline Funeral Homes, Inc. of Evangeline is in charge of arrangements.
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