James Lowell Hayes
James Lowell Hayes, age 97, of Tunnel Hill, Georgia, departed this life Friday, June 18, 2021.
He was born Feb. 27, 1924 in Dalton, Ga., a son of the late John Langford and Savannah Ruth Prater Hayes. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Eloise Hunsucker Hayes; stepson, Roger Maril Capehart; daughter, Sandra Annette Ballew Parks; brothers, Ernest Hayes, Claude Hayes, Frank Hayes and Harlan Hayes; and sisters, Frances Hayes Edwards and Elizabeth Hayes Mahan.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Dennis James Alan and Yedi Hayes of Dalton, GA; daughters and son-in-law, Nancy Eloise Hayes and Charles Windom, Drenda Elaine Hayes Kirby of Dalton, GA, and Wanda Jean Ballew McDonald of Tunnel Hill, GA; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Service to celebrate the life of Mr. James Lowell Hayes will be held Wednesday, June 23, at 11 a.m. from the Ponders Melrose Chapel. Interment will follow in the West Hill Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.pondersfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are by Ponders Melrose Chapel, 138 Melrose Dr., Dalton, GA 30721, (706) 226-4002.