Beulah Mae Hayes, age 99, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at 11:50 a.m. Thursday April 17, 2008 at Nature Trail Healthcare Center in Mount Vernon.

Beulah was born in Waltonville, IL on October 6, 1908 the daughter of Harl and Bertha (Rogers) Martin.

She married Clifford Hayes December 29, 1928 in Saint Louis, Missouri; He Preceded her in death on November 18, 1967

Beulah was a member of the Church of Christ.

She is survived by her son, Jerrell Hayes and wife Dawn of Corona, California; two daughters, Marjorie and husband Tommie Hayes of Mount Vernon and Barbara Galbraith of Edwardsville, Illinois; eight grandchildren, four great grandchildren and one great-great grandson. Also surviving is one son-in-law, Glen Hardy Wielt.

She was preceded in death by her parents Harl and Bertha (Rogers) Martin; husband Clifford; one daughter Vera Wielt; and five brothers and one sister.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday April 22, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at Newell Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with Minister Shane Merritt officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Woodlawn. Friends may call at Newell Funeral Home in Mount Vernon from 5-7 p.m. on Monday.

For those wishing, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society and will be accepted at the Funeral Home.

Source: Mount Vernon Register News
Date: Unknown
Submitted by Kiowana Hayes Ferguson