Thomas C. Hayes of RFD 5, Mt. Vernon, died at the age of 81 last night at the home of his son Carriel in Benton.

He was born Nov. 10, 1870, in Booneville, Ind., the son of Greenberry and Vina (Puckett) Hayes.

In 1894 he married Daisy Haley.

The body will lie in state at the Osborn Funeral Home in Dix where friends may call after 2:00 pm Wednesday. Funeral services will be at the Osborn Funeral Home at 2 pm Thursday and burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery.

Surviving is his wife, two sons, Fred of Mt. Vernon and Carriel of Benton; four daughters, Mrs. Iva Moore of Dahlgren, Mrs. Ora Connaway and Mrs. Maude Allen of Mt. Vernon, and Mrs Georgia Swartz of Chicago; 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.

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Date: July 23, 1951
Submitted by: Ken Richardson