MOUNDS, Ill. -- Samuel Hayes, 102, of Mounds died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, at Meridian Manor Nursing Home.
He was born July 15, 1900, in Byhalia, Miss., son of Robert and Beatrice Garmon Hayes.
Hayes was a retired welder.
He was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a sister, Anne Dobson of Cordova, Tenn., and a brother, Easly Hayes of Memphis, Tenn.
He was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters.
Friends may call at Barkett Funeral Home in Mounds after 9 a.m. Friday.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Paul Jones officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds.
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