Mary F. Hayes, 94

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Mary F. Hayes, 94, of Vandalia, died on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, at Fayette County Hospital - Long Term Care in Vandalia.

Visitation will be held Friday, Aug. 24, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Unity Baptist Church in Vandalia. Funeral services will follow, beginning at 11 a.m. at the church with Pastor Robert Weaver officiating. Burial will take place at Mount Carmel Cemetery in rural Ramsey.

Mrs. Hayes was born Feb. 8, 1924, in Fillmore, to Eddy Floyd and Cleta V. (Meyers) Paddock. She married Darel Monroe Hayes on July 23, 1940, in St. Louis, MO, and he preceded her in death on May 5, 2016.

She was a homemaker and a member of Unity Baptist Church in Vandalia.

Mrs. Hayes is survived by her daughters, Connie Grether of Vandalia, Patty (Dick) Smith of Carterville and Jessica (David) Peyton of Vandalia; 16 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 22 great-great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Mary Hayes of Concord, NC; a brother, Perry (Carolyn) Paddock of Ramsey; and a sister, Cora Spears of Ohio.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Frank Hayes; a grandson, Scott; three brothers; and four sisters.

Memorials may be directed to Unity Baptist Church in Vandalia.

Online condolences to the family may be left at www.millerfh.net.