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Jay Hayes, Jr.
December 09, 2018

Obituary

Jay Hayes, Jr., 76, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Sunday, December 9, 2018, at his residence.

Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel, in Fitzgerald, with the Rev. Rex Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, from 6 PM until 8 PM, at the funeral home.

Mr. Hayes was born February 12, 1942, in Tifton, Georgia, to the late Jay & Flossie Wilson Hayes. He worked for Harold Cohen at Cohen’s Department Store and Tri State Sign Company for 35 years. Mr. Hayes later owned and operated Hayes Welding, in Fitzgerald.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Dot Hayes of Fitzgerald; children: Johnny & Jessica Hayes of Rogersville, Alabama, Tommy & Gina Hayes of Andrews, South Carolina, Scottie & Heather Hayes of Fitzgerald, Denise & Randall Molton of Byron and Billy & Nydia Hayes of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. In addition, to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters and one grandchild, Jason Hayes.

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Paulk Funeral Home
301 South Main Street
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
229-423-2033