Individual Details

HAYS, Raymond C., 94, of St. Joe, Fla., passed away Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006, at his home. He was born May 27, 1912, in Dade City, Fla., to Sam Hays and Eva Mueller Hays and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was a lifelong resident of the St. Joe area, was active in the ranching, farming, and citrus industry, and had a fond love for hunting and fishing. He worked in the logging woods for Pasco Packing and Tampa Shipyard, then at St. Leo Poultry Farms. He owned the Spotless Dry Cleaners in Dade City for 18 years and then operated a cattle ranch for many years with two of his sons.

He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Margaret C. Gude Hays, St. Joe, Fla.; five children, Ralph Hays and Georgia Ferguson, Altamonte Springs, Fla., Charles and Sue Hays, Geneva, Fla., Sammy and Anne Hays, St. Joe, Fla., Margie and Bobby Whigham, Ridge Manor, Fla., Kevin and Janet Hays, St. Joe, Fla.; 21 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one daughter, Genevieve Hays. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Monday, September 4, 2006, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Joe Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-7 p.m. Sunday evening at Sacred Heart, where a Rosary service will take place at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, family request donations in his memory to Alzheimer's Research, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60601.

Birth	May 27, 1912	Dade City, Pasco Co., FL
Marriage	March 10, 1934	Margaret Catherine Gude
Death	August 31, 2006	St. Joseph, Pasco Co., FL

Spouse	Margaret Catherine Gude (1917 - 2008)
Child	Ralph Joseph Hays
Child	Raymond Charles Hays
Child	Samuel Thurman Hays
Child	Genevieve Gertrude Hays (1940 - 1942)
Child	Margaret "Margie" Dolores Hays
Child	Kevin Mark Hays

Father	Samuel Hays (1886 - )
Mother	Eva Mueller (1890 - 1972)