Mildred L Hayes (nee James), age 85, went home to be with the Lord on October15, 2014 after being a resident of St Vincent de Paul Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Berlin, NH since August 2013. She was born June 17, 1929 in Presque Isle, ME., the daughter of Cyrus and Hazel James. She grew up and was educated in Presque Isle. She married Richard Hayes of Shelburne NH on September 6, 1948. Together they raised five children, living the majority of their life in Shelburne, NH.
Mildred is survived by her husband Richard, daughter Wanda Smith of Punta Gorda, FL, son Timothy Hayes and wife Tina of Shelburne, daughter Patrice Becker and husband Michael of Westbrook, ME, son James Hayes and wife Cheryl of Laconia, NH and daughter Heidi Walker and husband Thomas of Weare, NH; eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Mildred is also survived by her sister Jean Brown and husband Bernard of Fort Fairfield, ME. She was predeceased by an infant son, her sister Irene McLaughlin, brother Lawrence James and son-in-law Bernard Smith.
Calling hours will be held at Bryant Funeral Home, 1 Promenade, Gorham, NH on October 17, 2014 from 7 to 9 PM. The funeral will be Saturday October18, 2014 at10 AM, also at Bryant Funeral Home, Gorham. Interment will follow at the Peabody Cemetery, North Road, Shelburne, NH. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Alzheimer's Foundation of America or the First Baptist Church in Berlin, NH.