Simon John Hayes

1948 - 2014  (66 years)

• Name	Simon John Hayes  [1, 2]
  Born	5 Jan 1948	Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	Simon John Hayes, 66, completed his earthly journey at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 25, 2014 at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. John was born in Crowley, LA on January 5, 1948, and was the son of Cecil O. Hayes and Marguerite Emma Hollier Hayes. His father was career Air Force and John moved many times during his school years, having lived in Crowley, Shreveport, LA, Lubbock and Ft. Worth, TX, as well as Lake Charles and Topeka, KS, he also lived in France for several years. He was a 1966 graduate of LaGrange High School, and was always active in and enjoyed the school reunions. After high school, he went on to earn an Associate of Science degree from McNeese State University in 1971 and served his country in the US Navy and the US Naval Reserves. In 1969, he married Anna Marie Silvia, in Lake Charles. They made their home in and reared their family in Moss Bluff. In 1971 he went to work for South Central Bell, which became BellSouth, and he retired from AT&T in 2010 after 38 ½ years of dedicated service. He worked in Lake Charles, Sulphur, Leesville, Lafayette, and New Orleans. He was a project manager of office conversions for five states at the end of his career. John enjoyed being a participant in the Telephone Pioneers for the last 40 years, and served as vice president and president of that group. He was also a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity for several local builds. He delighted in being a volunteer Santa at Acadian Village in Lafayette, and enjoyed cooking for Camp Bluebird (cancer survivor camp) for many years in the Lake Charles area. Hunting and fishing were favorite pastimes for John as well as woodworking. John is preceded in death by his parents, and a grandson, John Patrick Hayes. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Anna Marie Silvia Hayes, and two sons, John William Hayes (companion, Grace) of Richland, WA and Donald James Hayes (wife, Amanda) of Pearland, TX. He is also survived by his three grandchildren, Aaron Matthew Hayes of Richland, WA, William Thomas Hayes and Eleanor Grace Hayes of Pearland, TX, one sister, Rebecca Hayes of Gillis, one brother, Cecil O. "Jake" Hayes, Jr. of DeQuincy, LA. and his favorite nieces, Mary Alice Hayes of Gillis, LA, and Heather Hayes of Austin, TX. Services will be at held 3:00pm Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Hixson Funeral Home of Moss Bluff. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00p.m. until 9:30 p.m. at the funeral home and resume Saturday from 8:00am until time of service. Burial will be in Old Ritchie Cemetery in Moss Bluff. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com
  Died	25 May 2014	Houston, Harris, Texas, USA   [2]
  Buried	Moss Bluff, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA   [2]
  	Ritchie Cemetery
  Person ID	I4365	Hollier & Dufilho
  Last Modified	29 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Cecil Offord Hayes,   b. 18 Jul 1917, Indian Bayou, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 27 Nov 1998, Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marguerite Emma Hollier,   b. 22 Aug 1925,   d. 8 Aug 2000, Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Y  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F1543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Last Modified	29 May 2022
  Family ID	F1544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 5 Jan 1948 - Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA Died - 25 May 2014 - Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Buried - - Moss Bluff, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S266] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, memorial page for Marguerite Hollier Hayes (1925-2000), no. 84835510, Indian Bayou Methodist Cemetery, Indian Bayou, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. Marguerite Hollier Hayes Birth: Aug. 22, 1925 Death: Aug. 8, 2000 Marguerite Emma HOLLIER Father: Simon HOLLIER Mother: Mary Marriage 1 Cecil Offord HAYES b: 18 JUL 1917 in Indian Bayou Vermilion Parish, La. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 10,2000, at Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel for MargueriteHollier Hayes, 74, who died at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday, August 8,2000, at St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles. Father Louis Richard will officiate for the services. Burialwill be held in Indian Bayou Cemetery. Visitation will be observed on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 10p.m. and on Thursday from 8 a.m. until the time of services. Survivors include two sons, Simon John Hayes and his wife, Annaof Lake Charles and Cecil "Jake" Hayes of Lake Charles; onedaughter, Rebecca Ann Hayes of Lake Charles; four grandchildren,John William Hayes of Georgia, Donald James Hayes of Houston,Mary Alice Hayes and Heather Kathleen Hayes of Lake Charles; andtwo great-grandchildren, Patrick Hayes and Aaron Hayes. She was preceded in death by her parents, Simon and Mary Hollier; husband, Cecil Hayes; brother, Donald Hollier; sister,Mary Alice "Bitsy" Leleux Family links: Spouse: Cecil O. Hayes (1917 - 1998)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Indian Bayou Methodist Cemetery Indian Bayou Vermilion Parish Louisiana, USA Plot: ROW 18 # 10 Created by: VERNA Record added: Feb 11, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 84835510 [S266] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, Simon John Hayes, Find A Grave Memorial# 130620009, accessed 7 Jun 2014. Simon John Hayes Birth: Jan. 5, 1948 Crowley Acadia Parish Louisiana, USA Death: May 25, 2014 Texas, USA In Memory of Simon John Hayes January 5, 1948 - May 25, 2014 Simon John Hayes, 66, completed his earthly journey at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, May 25, 2014 at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. John was born in Crowley, LA on January 5, 1948, and was the son of Cecil O. Hayes and Marguerite Emma Hollier Hayes. His father was career Air Force and John moved many times during his school years, having lived in Crowley, Shreveport, LA, Lubbock and Ft. Worth, TX, as well as Lake Charles and Topeka, KS, he also lived in France for several years. He was a 1966 graduate of LaGrange High School, and was always active in and enjoyed the school reunions. After high school, he went on to earn an Associate of Science degree from McNeese State University in 1971 and served his country in the US Navy and the US Naval Reserves. In 1969, he married Anna Marie Silvia, in Lake Charles. They made their home in and reared their family in Moss Bluff. In 1971 he went to work for South Central Bell, which became BellSouth, and he retired from AT&T in 2010 after 38 ½ years of dedicated service. He worked in Lake Charles, Sulphur, Leesville, Lafayette, and New Orleans. He was a project manager of office conversions for five states at the end of his career. John enjoyed being a participant in the Telephone Pioneers for the last 40 years, and served as vice president and president of that group. He was also a volunteer with Habitat for Humanity for several local builds. He delighted in being a volunteer Santa at Acadian Village in Lafayette, and enjoyed cooking for Camp Bluebird (cancer survivor camp) for many years in the Lake Charles area. Hunting and fishing were favorite pastimes for John as well as woodworking. John is preceded in death by his parents, and a grandson, John Patrick Hayes. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Anna Marie Silvia Hayes, and two sons, John William Hayes (companion, Grace) of Richland, WA and Donald James Hayes (wife, Amanda) of Pearland, TX. He is also survived by his three grandchildren, Aaron Matthew Hayes of Richland, WA, William Thomas Hayes and Eleanor Grace Hayes of Pearland, TX, one sister, Rebecca Hayes of Gillis, one brother, Cecil O. "Jake" Hayes, Jr. of DeQuincy, LA. and his favorite nieces, Mary Alice Hayes of Gillis, LA, and Heather Hayes of Austin, TX. Services will be at held 3:00pm Saturday, May 31, 2014 at Hixson Funeral Home of Moss Bluff. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00p.m. until 9:30 p.m. at the funeral home and resume Saturday from 8:00am until time of service. Burial will be in Old Ritchie Cemetery in Moss Bluff. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.hixsonfuneralhomes.com Burial: Ritchie Cemetery Moss Bluff Calcasieu Parish Louisiana, USA Maintained by: Mardrie Bergeron Dupuis Originally Created by: Gwen Bergeron McMillin Record added: May 30, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 130620009 [S702] Crowley Daily Signal, Crowley, Louisiana (print edition), “Mrs. S. J. Hollier Dies Here Sunday,” obituary, 17 November 1958; clipping from Anna Marie (Hayes) Hollier. Mrs. S. J. Hollier Dies Here Sunday CROWLEY, La. — Mrs. Simon J. Hollier, 61, the former Mary Segura, died at 2:55 p.m. Sunday in the Acadia Hospital here following a sudden illness. Last rites will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the St. Michael Catholic Church and burial will follow in the Woodlawn cemetery here. Until the hour for religious rites the body will remain at the Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home chapel. Mrs. Hollier was born on August 7, 1897 in New Iberia. She had been a resident of Crowley for 30 years. Mrs. Hollier was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Crowley Fire Department. Surviving are a son, Donald Hollier of Lafayette; two daughters, Mrs. Cecil O. Hayes of Fort Worth, Tex., and Mrs. Joe Dore, Jr., of Crowley; and nine grandchildren.