Individual Details

Her social security application states her parents as James E. Motley and Ruth E. Davis.

Ruby Ellen Motley Hays, 85, of Van Buren died Sunday, February 1, 2004, in her home.

She was a homemaker and a member of Rena Road Christian Church in Van Buren, and a member of the Wood Memorial Christian Church Women's Guild, a graduate of Arkansas Tech University, was an elementary school teacher having retired after 40 years of service at Albert Pike Elementary School, was a member of Secret Sisters Society and the Retired School Teachers Association.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clinton "Earl" Hays, a son, Russell Hays.

She was survived by her son, Samuel Edward Hays; a brother, John Motley of Hot Springs Village; five grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Funeral service was held at Ocker Funeral home with burial at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Birth	19 Apr 1918	Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas
Marriage	9 Apr 1939	Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas - Clinton Earl Hays
Death	1 Feb 2004	Crawford County, Arkansas

Spouse	Clinton Earl Hays (1914 - 1991)
Child	William Russell Hays (1947 - 1985)
Child	Samuel Edward Hays (1951 - 2008)