Mrs. James T. (Kerker) Hayes 1856-1893

HAYES, KERKER, MORGAN

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Date: 5/13/2006 at 11:50:25

Davenport Weekly Leader; Davenport, Scott, Iowa; Wednesday, April 19, 1893

OBITUARY
HAYES.

Sunday night at 8:45 o'clock occurred the death of Mrs. James T. Hayes, at the family residence, 622 Sixth street, after an illness of seven days duration. The cause of death was puerperal fever.

The death of Mrs. Hayes is deeply regretted by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances, who highly esteemed her for her kindly disposition and her many other beautiful traits of character. A good neighbor and a faithful friend, she will be missed in the community she adorned by her many noble qualities.

Mrs. Hayes was born in Davenport, July 15, 1856, having therefore not completed her thirty-seventh year. She was educated in the Immaculate Conception academy of this city. She was married to James T. Hayes on Feb. 24th, 1879. With her husband she leaves six children, five boys and one girl. The children are Dick, aged 13; Bert, 11; Eddie, 9; Rinaldo, 7; Willie, 3 1/2 and baby Ella, 7 days old.

The father of Mrs. Hayes, Peter Kerker, the well known retired merchant, died in March three years ago and her mother died on April 15, 1891, exactly two years ago to a day before the death of Mrs. Hayes. Three brothers and one sister survive to mourn her loss. The brothers are Henry W. Kerker, the wholesale flour merchant, Alderman George W. Kerker, the Second street grocer, and Louis Kerker, the attorney. The surviving sister is Mrs. Phil Morgan of Stuart, Iowa.

The bereaved husband, James T. Hayes, is the well known senior member of the firm of Hayes & Joens, and much sympathy goes out to him from the business fraternity in his present heavy affliction.

The funeral arrangements as announced elsewhere, have been made for Wednesday morning, April 19. The carriages will leave the family residence at 8:30 a.m. and the funeral services will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral at 9 o'clock. Interment will be made in St. Marguerite's cemetery.