Mrs. Roxie Thompson Hayes

Mrs. Roxie Thompson Hayes age 94 of Mt. Airy, NC passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013. She was born in Surry County on May 21, 1918 to the late Millard and Mallie Mathis Thompson. Mrs. Hayes was prcceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Acus J. Hayes, of Surry County. She is survived by three children, Helen H. Dosier and her husband, Exton G. Dosier of Sparta, NC, Foster L. Hayes and his wife, Jan R. Hayes, of Denton, NC and J. Carl Hayes and his wife, Lillar G. Hayes, Lowgap, NC, six grandchildren, and ten great grandchildren, and special friends, Wanda Dillard and daughter, Angel Dillard. She is survived by three sisters, Maxine Davis, Lucille Woods, and Faye McCleary and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four brothers and five sisters, Ralph Thompson, Walter Thompson, Roger Thompson, James Thompson, Josephine Bell, Arline Potter, Blanche Forrester, Dorothy Matthews and infant sister, Arline Thompson.. After retiring from Spencer's Incorporated, she was an avid gardner, seamstress and a lifelong member and the oldest member of Ladonia Baptist Church. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, from 12-2:00 pm at Ladonia Baptist Church followed by a service celebrating her life and burial in the Ladonia Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Gideons International, the National Cancer Society and/or Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care. of Surry County.
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