Mrs. Lera Marcene Baker Hayes, 91, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Westminster Manor. Mrs. Hayes was born on November 20, 1920 to the late Rev. Arthur William and Maude Olive Baker in Lancaster, SC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Drennan Hayes. She is survived by her daughters Lera Olivia Hayes Williams (Bob) and Alexa Elizabeth Hayes Spratt (Tom), son Rev Dr. William Calvin Hayes (Sally), grandsons Robert Hollis Williams, Jr (Patricia) and Thomas Benjamin Spratt, IV (Brandi), granddaughters Lera Elizabeth Williams Jackson (Steve), Elizabeth Hayes Spratt Cooper (Chris) and 7 great grandchildren. Mrs. Hayes graduated from Winthrop College in 1941 with a double major in English and Piano. She was a long time and very active member of 1st Presbyterian Church, Rock Hill, SC. She was a charter member of the Rock Hill Debutante Club and the Junior Welfare League and was active in many other local civic activities. A memorial service will be held Friday, November 16th at 11:00 am at 1st Presbyterian Church, Rock Hill, SC. Visitation will be held after the service at the church. Memorials can be made to the Billy Drennan Hayes Memorial Fund at 1st Presbyterian Church. P.O. Box 1011, Rock Hill, SC 29731 or to Edgewood Presbyterian Church, 316 West McIntosh St, Sanford, MC 27330.
Visitation Details
Friday, November 16th, 2012
Service Information
Friday, November 16th, 2012 11:00am, First Presbyterian Church