George W. Hayes

Private graveside services for George W. Hayes, 96, Lakeland, Fla., will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery.

Mr. Hayes died Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004, at Wedgewood Healthcare in Lakeland.

He was born July 20, 1907, in Fayetteville, Tenn. He moved to Lakeland 20 years ago from Rockport, Texas.

Mr. Hayes was a retired insurance agency owner. He was a member of the Catholic Church.

His wife, Marguerite L. Schellack, died Feb. 23, 1983.

Survivors include a brother, J.R., Houston; and four sisters, Mildred Mitchum, Fort Worth, Texas, Wilma Witt, Tulsa, Okla., Edna McGinnis, Long Beach, Calif., and Lydia Young, Orangevaile, Calif.

Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent at www.rumsey-yost.com.