Funeral services for Mr. Robert Willard Hayes, age 93, will be held on Thursday June1, 2023 at 2 PM in the Chapel of Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home in Humboldt with Bill Brown, Kenny Perry and Don Prescott officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Humboldt, TN. Visitation with the family will start at 5 until 8 PM on Wednesday May31, 2023 and on Thursday June1, 2023 from 11 AM until service time at 2 PM.
Mr. Hayes a long time member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Humboldt, TN, passed away on Sunday May 21, 2023 at NHC Health Care at Milan, TN
Mr. Hayes was a funeral assistant at Hunt Funeral Home and later with Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home in Humboldt, TN for over 55 years retiring at age 91, he also was employed with Gibson Co. EMS as an EMT for 18 years.
Mr. Hayes enjoyed raising tomatoes and having a vegetable garden. Mr. also loved the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival Horse Show and helped with the show for 37 years.
Mr. Hayes was preceded in death by: his wife of 68 years Marie (Stanford) Hayes; his parents Robby Alexander and Carrie (Baker) Hayes; two sisters Maggie Gross and Jewell Brown; two brothers Edgar and Wyman Hayes.
Mr. Hayes is survived by: a daughter Jennifer Brandon and husband Jim off Jackson, TN; a son Robert Willard Hayes Jr. of Humboldt, TN, and four grandchildren.
