James Layton Hayes, 89, of Beaumont died March 1, 2006 at his residence. Born on January 24, 1917 to James and Lydia Hayes in Trinity, Texas, Mr. Hayes had been a resident of Beaumont for the last seventy years.
He retired in 1987 as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coburn Supply after fifty years of service. Upon retirement from Coburn’s, he was awarded an honorary lifetime membership in the Wholesale Distributors Association of Texas and Louisiana.
Mr. Hayes was past president of the Business and Professional Men’s Club, a sixty-year member of the Beaumont Founders Lions Club, and a member of the YMBL.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-nine years, Renee Yeates Hayes; son, James Leon Hayes of Beaumont; daughters, Delissa Tyndall and her husband Michael and Shanna Moore and her husband Randy all of Beaumont; grandchildren, Hunter and Layton Hayes of Austin, Marion Hayes of Houston, Laura Harris of Oxford, Mississippi, Lydia Harris of New York, New York, and Anne and Sally Tyndall of Beaumont; sister, Irma Hickman and her husband Johnnie of Woodville; nieces, Nancy Hayes, Donna Marshall and Christina Hayes; and nephews, Stanton, Allen and Patrick Hayes. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Toby Hayes.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2006 at Trinity United Methodist Church with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont Serving as pallbearers will be Layton Hayes, Hunter Hayes, Allen Hayes, Stanton Hayes, Bill Geyser, Randy Moore, Dan Reed and Michael Tyndall. Honorary pallbearers will be Bob Denum, Jack Tucker, A. J. Maloney, Louis Barrow, Don Boumans, Don Maloney, Willis Reed, Jack Reidy, Johnnie Hickman and members of the Beaumont Founders Lions Club of Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Friday evening, March 3, 2006 at the Mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, P O Box 5247, Beaumont, Texas 77726 or Some Other Place, P O Box 843, Beaumont, Texas 77704.
The family would like to express their gratitude to Dr. John A. Henderson IV and to Dr. George E. Thomas.
