James Gordon Hayes, Jr., 60, of Brookfield died Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2008, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Bill Barksdale and Rev. Curtis Watson will officiate with burial to follow in Oakey Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County. Johnny Parkerson, Henry Parkerson Jr., W. A. Hines, David Parkerson, Ricky Tawzer and David Blount will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Friday, November 21, 2008, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mr. Hayes was born on February 21, 1948 in Berrien County and was the son of James Gordon Hayes, Sr. and Evalena Tucker Hayes, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Cora Irene Blount and Doris Annette Hayes; and one grandchild, Drew Coner Eaton. He was a retired electrician and a member of Faith Tabernacle Church of Jesus Christ in Ocilla.
Mr. Hayes is survived by his wife, Joe Ann Parkerson Hayes of Brookfield; one son, Michael Hayes of Tifton; one daughter, Melissa Eaton of Tifton; and one grandchild, Jayden Alyssa Eaton of Tifton.