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     George Richard "Dick" Hays was buried at Price Cemetery, Falling Rock, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² He married Cindy K. Stowe.¹ George Richard "Dick" Hays was born on January 23, 1945 at Elkview, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3 He married Florence Ann Huffman on August 22, 1966 at Walgrove, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.³ George Richard "Dick" Hays died on November 23, 2017 at Cherokee Village West, Fulton Co., Arkansas, at age 72.^1,2 He George Richard "Dick" Hays, 72, of Cherokee Village, Arkansas, passed away at his home November 23, 2017, after a short illness. He was born January 23, 1945, in Elkview, West Virginia. Dick was a graduate of Clendenin High School and attended Concord College. He was proud to have served eight years in the United States Air Force in Vietnam. After his military service, he worked at Dupont in Belle, WV, and retired with 27 years of service. After retirement, he moved to Arkansas where he loved to fish. He worked for Safe Ride and Golden Transportation. Dick had a great love of sports, especially his Mountaineers and the Washington Redskins. Dick was a kind, caring and giving man. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Michelle; his parents, George Edward and Tida R. (Slack) Hays; a brother, Clifford R. Hays; and a brother-in-law, Fordyce Wyatt. Survivors include his wife, Cindy K. (Stowe) Hays; his sons, Jason (Joanne) of Elkview and David (Crystal) Hays of Charleston; his sister, Alice Wyatt of Ripley; his in-laws, Wes and Pat Stowe; along with nieces, a nephew and step children. Per his wishes, Dick will be cremated and there will not be a public service. on December 3, 2017.¹

     Patircia Michelle Hays was buried at Price Cemetery, Falling Rock, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.² She died in 1967 at West Virginia.² She was born in 1967 at West Virginia.²

     Fordyce Chapman "Faud" Wyatt was buried at Fairplaine Cemetery, Fairplane, Jackson Co., West Virginia.^4,5 He was born on November 11, 1932 at Roane Co., West Virginia.^3,5 He married Alice Faye Hays, daughter of George Edward Hays and Tida Ruby Slack, on July 8, 1966 at Walgrove, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^1,2,3,4 Fordyce Chapman "Faud" Wyatt died on May 21, 2016 at Ripley, Jackson Co., West Virginia, at age 83.^4,5 He Fordyce Chapman “Faud” Wyatt, 83, of Ripley, WV passed away May 21, 2016 at Eldercare Rehabilitation Center in Ripley after a long illness of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s. Fordyce attended Spencer High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a retired employee of Libby-Owens-Ford Glass Company (Charleston, WV) as a glass cutter, Jackson County Board of Education, and West Virginia Department of Highways. Fordyce enjoyed Mountaineer football, WWE wrestling, and stock-car racing with his brother-in-law. He built several homes for his family. He was preceded in death by his father Okey Frances “Pete” Wyatt and mother Mable Farnsworth Wyatt; brothers Charles Wyatt and Clarence “Dick” Wyatt; sisters Madge (Mel) Mellinger, Ruth (Harold) Harris, and Wanda Drake; and brothers-in-law James Cottle, Jim Miller, Frank Lee, and Clifford Hays. Surviving is his wife of 49 years Alice (Hays) Wyatt; daughters Terri (Dean) Fahy of Jacksonville, FL, Janice Wyatt of Cottageville, WV, and Sarah (Jason) Miller of Ripley, WV; sisters Dorothy Lee of Norton, OH, March Cottle of Liverpool, WV, Elaine (Ivan) Miller of Barberton, OH, Doris Miller of Wadsworth, OH, and Barbara (Bernard) Greathouse of Uniontown, OH; brother-in-law Earl Drake of Charleston, WV; grandchildren Kevin, James, and Brian Pauley, Nate and Lexi Miller, and Beth (Ted) Banner; and great-grandchildren Theo, Chloe, and Aidan Banner. Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley with Pastor Rick Perrine officiating. Friends may call on the family from 6-8 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home. Burial with Military Rites performed by the Jackson County Honor Guard will following in the Fairplain Cemetery. on May 24, 2016.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 233-78-5982.⁶ Clifford Ray Hays was buried at Price Cemetery, Falling Rock, Kanawha Co., West Virginia.^2,4 He was born on October 23, 1947 at West Virginia.^2,3,6 He married Shirley June Hays on November 10, 1972 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.³ Clifford Ray Hays died on May 4, 2010 at Ripley, Jackson Co., West Virginia, at age 62; The SSDI has a death date of May 5, 2010.^2,6,4 He Clifford Ray Hays, 62, of Ripley, formerly of Big Chimney, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2010, at ElderCare, Ripley, after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. He was a mechanic for Walker Machinery, Belle, and Sani Mining, Boone County, and also worked for Blackwell Logging, Elkview. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a Protestant, a graduate of Herbert Hoover High School and an avid NASCAR fan. He built several stock cars for the dirt track at Georges Creek, Malden. Clifford was preceded in death by his parents, George and Tida Slack Hays; and a stepson, Josh Rogers. He is survived by a son and his wife, Jeffery Ray and Kelli Hays of Meadowbrook; granddaughters, Amanda Faye and Cierra June Hays, both of Meadowbrook; sister, Alice Faye (Fordyce) Wyatt of Ripley; and brother and sister-in-law, George Richard "Dick" and Cindy Hays of Hardy, Ark. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 7, at the Myers Funeral Home Chapel, Elkview. Burial will be in Price Cemetery, Elkview. on May 6, 2010.⁴