Individual Details

Father was William J. Usher; mother Minnie E. Baxter. Born 14 May 1910 in Crawford Co, AR according to Social Security record. Name listed as Wilma Virda Hay in July of 2005.

Marriage license issued Crawford Co, AR to Jim E. Hays, age 25 and Miss Wilma Usher, age 23, both of Van Buren, AR, on 30 Sep 1933.

1920 Census. Jasper, Crawford, AR, Hh 40
William C. "Asher", 40, b. AR
Julia E., wife, 43, b. AR
Earl C., son, 14, b. AR.
Bonnie A, dau. 13. Ruby M. dau 10. Wilma B., dau, 9. Born OK
William E. Celwork, stepson, 13. Pauline R. Celwork, stepdau, 7. Born AR

1930 Census. Van Buren, Crawford, AR, Hh 27
Frank G. Kerr, 71, b. MO, Druggist
Lucy, wife, 58, b. TN, Proprietor, Tea Room
Pauline Cellwork, Roomer, 17, b. AR, Waitress, Tea Room
Wilma Usher, Roomer, 19, b. OK, Waitress, Tea Room

FindAGrave.com
Wilma Usher Hays, 95, of Van Buren, Arkansas died Tuesday, July 12, 2005, in a local hospital. She was a homemaker, a member of First Baptist Church in Van Buren, Van Buren Senior Inn, Arkansas Cameo Club, Extension Homemakers Club, Order of Eastern Star and AARP. She was a mentor at Parkview Elementary, Volunteer at City Heights Elementary, 1988 Ms. Senior Western Arkansas and State Bake-Off winner in 1988 and 1993. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Hays; and a grandson, Anson Bartlett.
Funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2005 at Van Buren First Baptist Church with burial at Forest Park Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.
She is survived by three daughters, Wilma Jean, Ardia Anne, and Marilyn; six sons; 27 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Van Buren Senior Inn, 607 Knox, Van Buren, AR 72956, or First Baptist Church Building Fund, 1121 E. Main, Van Buren, AR 72956, or Gideons International, P.O. Box 1791, Van Buren, AR 72957.

Wilma's obit was also published in the Southwest Times Record, Ft. Smith, on 18 Jul 2005.

Her father's obit:
Tulsa World, Tulsa, OK, 12 April 1959, Sunday, p.14
William Usher's Rites Set Today
Van Buren, Ark., Apr. 11 - Funeral services for William J. Usher, 79, a life long residen of Crawford County, will be held at 2 pm Sunday at Shady Grove Baptist Church of which he was a member He died at a local hospital Thursday night after an illness of two weeks.
He is survived by his wife, Julia; three daughters, Mrs. Wilma Hays, Van Buren, Mrs. Bonnie Duncan, Baldwin Park, Calif., and Mrs. Ruby Oliver, Elko, Nev.; one son, Ealr, Los Nitos, Calif.; one step-daughter, Mrs. Pauline Brooks, Denver, Colo.; sone step-son, Edwin Cellwork, San Jose, Calif.; 16 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Interment will be a Sara Grove Cemetery near Cedarville, under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home.

Birth	14 May 1910	Oklahoma
Marriage	30 Sep 1933	Crawford County, Arkansas - James Elliott Hays
Death	12 Jul 2005	Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas
Burial		Forest Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas

Spouse	James Elliott Hays (1908 - 1973)
Child	Dr. Jim Buck Hays (1935 - )
Child	Wallace Edwin "Wally" Hays (1936 - 2016)
Child	Marilyn Hays ( - )
Child	Ardia Anne Hays ( - )
Child	Jeanne Hays ( - )
Child	Darrell Hays ( - )
Child	Alvy Hays ( - )
Child	Thomas Fay "Tommy" Hays (1952 - 2014)
Child	Dr. Elliott Hays ( - )