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Submitted: 6/25/21 • Approved: 6/25/21 • Last Updated: 6/28/21 • R430982-G0-S3
February 7, 1881-May 23, 1941
Our Dad
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
John W. Hays, 60, died at his home in the Phillips-Johnson lease northwest of the city, at 8:30 this morning following a heart attack.
A retired farmer, Hays had been here for ten years coming from Albert, Okla. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. A.L. Sharber of Gracemont, Okla., Miss Jewel Hays of Borger; a son, Floyd Hays of Borger; and four sisters, Mrs. J.W. Glaze of Wellington, Mrs. V.F. Pitts of Mt. Vernon, Texas, Mrs. J.W. Mattingly of Mt. Vernon, Tex., and Mrs. Walter Rozelle of Como, Texas.
The body is at the Powell Funeral Home pending arrival of relatives.
(Published in Borger Daily Herald, May 23, 1941)
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Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: John W Hays
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1881
Birth Place: Alabama
Gender: Male
Race: White
Residence: Borger, Hutchinson, Texas
Father: John W Hays
Mother: Margaret Long
Age at Death: 60
Death Date: 23 May 1941
Death Place: Precinct 2, Hutchinson, Texas, USA
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: John William Hays
Birth Date: 7 Feb 1881
Birth Place: Pineapple, Alabama
Death Date: 23 May 1941
Claim Date: 27 May 1941
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 25 Nov 1977: Name listed as JOHN WILLIAM HAYS
Contributed on 6/25/21
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