1921
James
2018
James Doyle "Jim" Hays
August 5, 1921 — January 1, 2018
James D. “Jim” Hays, 96 Blue Springs, MO formerly of Poplar Bluff, MO passed away Jan. 1, 2018. Services will be private. The family requests contributions to the First United Methodist Church of Poplar Bluff, 500 N. Main St., Poplar Bluff, MO 63901.
Jim was born Aug. 5, 1921 in Brosley, MO. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WW II. He graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a B.S. in Education and a minor in Agriculture. He was the principal at Williamson Kennedy Elementary School and also served at Wheatley Elementary School in Poplar Bluff. He retried after twenty-eight years of service in 1984.
Jim was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Poplar Bluff where he sang in the choir and, along with this wife, was a charter member of The Weslean’s Club for young married couples. He was also a member of the SEMO Investor’s Club. He enjoyed fishing, golf, woodworking, bird hunting and reading.
Jim is survived by his wife of sixty-five years Betty Hays; daughters Pam Hays, Jami Goetz; son Ray Hays and wife Angela; grandchildren Cassie Plowman, Alexis Hays, Max Hays, Tyler Fiala and great-grandson Cavaughn Plowman.
Jim was born Aug. 5, 1921 in Brosley, MO. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of WW II. He graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a B.S. in Education and a minor in Agriculture. He was the principal at Williamson Kennedy Elementary School and also served at Wheatley Elementary School in Poplar Bluff. He retried after twenty-eight years of service in 1984.
Jim was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Poplar Bluff where he sang in the choir and, along with this wife, was a charter member of The Weslean’s Club for young married couples. He was also a member of the SEMO Investor’s Club. He enjoyed fishing, golf, woodworking, bird hunting and reading.
Jim is survived by his wife of sixty-five years Betty Hays; daughters Pam Hays, Jami Goetz; son Ray Hays and wife Angela; grandchildren Cassie Plowman, Alexis Hays, Max Hays, Tyler Fiala and great-grandson Cavaughn Plowman.
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