Billy Joe

Hayes

Obituary

Billy Joe Hayes, 63, of Tifton passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at his residence. A private funeral service and burial was held for Mr. Hayes at a later date.

Born December 22, 1938, in Eldorado (Saline County), Illinois, Mr. Hayes was the son of the late Joseph Leslie Hayes and Nancy Elizabeth Long Hayes. He was a pipefitter with the Plumbers and Pipefitters Local Union 72 in Atlanta; and he was a veteran of the United States Military. He had lived in Tifton for 20 years.

Mr. Hayes is survived by his wife, Mary Grace Thomas Hayes of Tifton; one son, Leslie Otto Hayes of Troy, Illinois; one brother, Jesse Hayes of Okeechobee, Florida; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.