Theodore R. Hayes, 85, of Longview, Texas passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 in a local hospital. Mr. Hayes was born on July 12, 1927 in Texarkana, Arkansas to Raymond T. and Nettie Bonner Hayes.
He was a member of Mobberly Baptist Church. He loved the Lord and people. He never met a stranger. He had many dear friends and neighbors, we all loved him very much and he will truly be missed by all that had the good fortune to have known him. He loved the good old gospel music. He enjoyed playing his guitar and his French harp.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Evelyn Hayes of Longview, son: Larry Theodore Hayes and his wife Charlene of Longview; daughter: Kathy Dianna Hayes of Longview; grandchildren: Julia Ann Ober, Melanie Rose Valdes and her husband Robert of Mansfield, TX, Cynthia Jean Floyd and her husband Rob of Hallsville, William Theodore Hayes and his wife Marisa of Ft. Worth, TX; great grandchildren: Rodney Blake Hayes, Charley McKenna Ober, Maddie Brooke Floyd, Gracie Olivia Floyd, Holden Theodore Hayes. He was preceded in death by his parents and one son: Douglas Ted Hayes.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Chapel of Lakeview Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Schulik officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that memorials be made in his honor to Mobberly Baptist Church building fund or the First Christian Church in Longview, TX. Honorary pallbearers will be: William T. Hayes, Rodney B. Hayes, Larry W. Hamilton, Steve Graham, Rob Floyd, Robert D. Valdez, Troy Goodson
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