Billy Travis Hayes

Billy Travis Hayes, of Carolina Avenue, Lexington died Saturday morning June 2, 2007 at his home after declining health of six months. Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at the Davidson Funeral Home Lexington Chapel, conducted by Rev. Clyde Akers, burial will follow in Macedonia United Methodist Church Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites by Lexington Memorial Lodge #473. Billy was born in Columbus County, NC to Solomon Dew Hayes and Eula Worley Hayes. He was a retired truck driver with Roy Widener Trucking and a member of Macedonia United Methodist Church. A veteran of the US Army and the National Guard, member of Lexington Memorial Lodge 473, and a Scottish and York Rite Mason. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife Minnie McGehee Hayes and daughter Sandra Leigh Hayes. Surviving are: wife Dorothy Leonard Hayes of the home, Step Daughters: Sandra Sneed husband Larry, Julie Mae Bowden husband Jeff all of Lexington; Step Son: Bobby Dale Sutton of Lexington; Brothers: Jerry Hayes wife Fran of Midway and Buddy Hayes of Lexington; Sisters: Margaret Hayes Watts and Jackie Shelley both of Fair Bluff, NC, Nancy Hayes Hall, Betty Hayes Milam husband Charlie all of Lexington and Mary Lee Blythe of Winston Salem; 7 Step Grandchildren and 4 Step Great Grandchildren, and a very special nephew, Chris Watts and wife Vicky and their two sons Adam and Andrew of Clarendon, NC. The family will receive friends Monday night from 6 until 8 pm at Davidson Funeral Home Lexington and at other times at home. Memorial may be made to Davidson Cancer Services, 25 West 6th Avenue, Lexington, NC 27292