Troy Hayes, 73, of Tifton died Saturday, August 6, 2011, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 8, 2011, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Marv Williams will officiate with burial to follow in Oakey Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Berrien County. Tim McMillan, Phil McMillan, Chesley Culpepper, Jeremy Watson, Dewayne Weeks and Wendell Watson will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Sunday, August 7, 2011, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mr. Hayes was born on January 18, 1938 in Berrien County and was the son of Earlie Hayes and Dora Bell Tucker Hayes, both deceased. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Gordon, Aubrey, Carl and his twin, Roy Hayes. He was retired from Avondale Mills and was a member of Mount Zion Ministries in Enigma. He also attended Tifton Apostolic Church.
Mr. Hayes is survived by one sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Curtis Watson of Tifton; and several nieces and nephews.