James F. Hays (1920)
HAYS, PETERS, VANCE
Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 9/23/2007 at 20:42:50
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 26, 1920Death of JAMES HAYS
News of the sudden death of James Hays on Thursday, Feb. 19th, 1920, at the home of his son, Erl Hays of Bolivar, Mo., brought sorrow to many Madison county people.
Mr. and Mrs. Hays were visiting their sons, Erl and Roy, both living in Bolivar, when the stroke of apoplexy came, that caused Mr. Hays' death.
His health had not been good for several years, but no illness warning the family of the approaching end. Mr. Hays who was past 71 years of age, had farmed successfully in Douglas township for 40 years, living in Winterset from 1892 to 1894, then moved here permanently five years ago. He came from Macon county, Illinois in the year 1872 to Madison county and became closely identified with all that was good in his community.
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the home of the only daughter of the family, Mrs. C. R. Peters, with Rev. George D. Rogers conducting.
________________________The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 26, 1920
Page 4, Column 3James F. Hays
James F Hays was born in Macon county, Illinois, near Decatur, on August 7, 1848. He lived and grew to manhood in the neighborhood where he was born.
He was married on December 9, 1869, to Miss Malinda Vance, they moved to Madison county, Iowa, in the fall of 1872 and located on a farm in Douglas township where they lived almost continuously for more than forty years.
He and his family lived in Winterset from 1892 to 1894, when they moved back to the old home farm and lived there until 1915 when they returned to Winterset where they have continued to reside.
On December 9, 1919, he with his wife, relatives and friends, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. R. Peters, celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. He and Mrs. Hayes visited with all his relatives and friends during the last fall and winter. He died at the home of his son Erl Hays at Bolivar, Missouri, on February 19, 1920 at about 9:30 o’clock p. m.
He leaves surviving him his wife, Mrs. Malinda Hays, two sons, Roy V. Hays and Erl Hays, both of Bolivar, Missouri, and Mrs. C. R. Peters of Winterset and six grandchildren. One brother, Hezekiah Hays of Decatur, Illinois, and one half-brother, Frank Hays of Humboldt, Kansas.
He left in Madison County almost 50 years of good works, pleasant memories of kind acts done and fond recollections of relatives and friends. He left to all who knew him the example of a life well spent, honest labor, kindness, contentment, good fellowship and love for humanity.
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