Individual Details
Louis William Hays
(29 Jan 1916 - 8 Sep 2012)
FindAGrave #96799989
Louis Hays, 96, of Van Buren died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, in Van Buren.
He was the owner and operator of A&W Root Beer in Fort Smith and owner of Circle H Restaurant in Van Buren.
He was a lifelong resident of this area.
He was preceded in death by his parents Frederick and Adda Hays; one brother George Hays; and one sister, Freda Burnett.
Funeral will be 10 AM Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at Ocker Funeral Memorial Chapel with burial at Forest Park Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren.
Survivors are one daughter, Sharon Martindale of Van Buren; one son, Darrel Hays of Van Buren; one brother, Emmett Hays of San Francisco, CA.; three grandchildren Kari White of Gravette, Ar., Dana Harrington of Van Buren, and Todd Hays of Fort Smith; seven great-grandchildren, Bailey Smith and Sunni Harrington of Van Buren, Whitney Hays, Alli Hays & Carter Hays all of Fort Smith, Trevor McCurry of Mansfield, Madelyn Obert of Gravette.
Pallbearers will be Todd Hays, Victor White, Richard Putnam, Trevor McCurry, Taylor Canada and Roland Forand.
Events
| Birth | 29 Jan 1916 | Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas |  | ||
| Marriage | 20 Jul 1944 | Living | | ||
| Death | 8 Sep 2012 | Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Fred Nathaniel Hays (1891 - 1954) |
| Mother | Adda Laura Seger (1894 - 1976) |
| Sibling | George Frederick Hays (1914 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Freda Laura Hays (1917 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Living |
Endnotes
1. Freda Hays Barnett, "Roots, Leaves, Twigs, and Bark" A Genealogy, Contemporary Accounts, and Pictures of George Fredrick Hays, Louis William Hays, Freda Laura Hays Barnett, Emmett LeRoy Hays (Self-published c1987.), p.4; Hays Genealogy.
2. Freda Hays Barnett, "Roots, Leaves, Twigs, and Bark" A Genealogy, Contemporary Accounts, and Pictures of George Fredrick Hays, Louis William Hays, Freda Laura Hays Barnett, Emmett LeRoy Hays (Self-published c1987.), p.4; Hays Genealogy.