Glenn G. HAYES, Jr.

HAYES, JORGESON, RICHARDS, HERLIHY, COHAN, LEARY, THOMAS, BURGESS, GILLESPIE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 10/17/2010 at 12:17:01

July 3, 1926 -- May 18, 2006

Hayes, IN - Glenn G. Hayes, Jr. of Bedford, IN, died on Thursday, May 18, 2006, at Select Specialty Hospital in Bloomington, IN. Born on July 3, 1926, he was the son of Glenn Garlough, Sr. and Margaret Dorothy (Jorgeson) Hayes. He married Marilynn Jeanne Richards in 1949 and she preceded him in death. He later married Maria Elena Herlihy and she also preceded him in death.

Surviving are two daughters: Susan E. Hayes of Bedford, IN; and Leslie Hayes Cohan of Williams, AZ; one son, Glenn Garlough "Scott" Hayes III of Williams, AZ; two step-daughters: Shawna Leary of Santa Barbara, CA; and Brianne Leary of Florida; twin brother, Samuel G. Hayes of Aberdeen, WA; and another brother, William R. Hayes of Glenview, IL; four grandchildren: Jessica Lynn Thomas of Rohnert Park, CA; Aaron Lee Thomas of San Diego, CA; Robert Anderton Burgess II of Bloomington, IN; and Christopher Hayes Burgess of Bedford, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents, twin sons: Frederick Hayes and James Hayes; one sister, Judith (Hayes) Gillespie; one brother, Owen G. Hayes; and one grandson: Nicholas Hayes Burgess.

He was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in the U.S. Army Air Force Cadet Pilot Program during World War II. He graduated with a degree in journalism from Grinnell College and did post-graduate work in aeronautical engineering at Purdue University. He was owner, publisher, and editor of weekly newspapers: The LuVerne Tribune, The Wright County Reporter, The Decatur Republican, and The Back Country Trader-Prospector Mountaineer. He was a member of the Michigan Press Association, the Arizona Press Club, the Tucson (Arizona) Press Club and Sigma Delta Chi, the national journalism society. He earned multiple news and photography awards from the Michigan Press Association. He was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and a past master of the Decatur Lodge No. 99 F&AM of Decatur, MI. He was also active in the Order of the Eastern Star. He served as president of the Decatur (Michigan) Lions International chapter, was a member of the Dows, IA, and Decatur, MI, Volunteer Fire Departments, and was vice-president of the Decatur (Michigan) Village Council. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Decatur, MI. He was a licensed private pilot, an avid golfer, bridge player, outdoorsman and sailor.

Following cremation, he will be buried in Mitchell Cemetery, Mitchell, IN, during a private family service at a later date. Arrangements were under the direction of the Chastain Funeral Home in Mitchell.