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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

Buried:
Ritchie Cemetery

Simon married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: Between 1940 and 1945, Rayne, Acadia, Louisiana, USA; Age: 23; Relation to Head of House: Self

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Son of Offord and Minnie Delphine (Morgan) Hayes.

Buried:
Indian Bayou Methodist Cemetery, Plot: ROW 18 # 9

Cecil married Marguerite Emma Hollier. Marguerite (daughter of Simon John Hollier and Mary Audibert) was born on 22 Aug 1925; died on 8 Aug 2000 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Vermilion, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA

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Obituary:
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

Buried:
Indian Bayou Methodist Cemetery, Plot: Row 18 #10

William married Anna Gertrude Sarvaunt. Anna (daughter of Robert Franklin Sarvaunt and Lula Bonsall) was born on 22 Mar 1921 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA; died on 17 Jul 2014 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Moss Bluff, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary:
Gertrude Silvia
March 22, 1921 - July 17, 2014
Anna Gertrude “Pete” Sarvaunt Silvia, 93, of Moss Bluff died at 1:47 PM on Thursday, July 17, 2014 in a local care facility.

Mrs. Silvia was born on March 22, 1921 in Lake Charles where she attended Lake Charles High School. She was a long time resident of Moss Bluff where she was a member of St. Theodore Catholic Church. Mrs. Silvia began working for S.H. Kress in 1935 and was a member of the Kress Girls. She worked for many years at Muller’s Department Store in Lake Charles both during and after WWII, and later in life she worked for Funk’s Florist. Mrs. Silvia was also the owner of Silvia’s Barber Shop in Moss Bluff, LA.

She enjoyed working in her yard.

Those left to cherish her memory are a son, Richard Thomas “Tommy” Silvia of Buller, LA; a daughter, Anna Marie Silvia Hayes of Moss Bluff, LA; one sister, Kathleen Fay Cradeur of Lake Charles; grandchildren, Lt. Commander Navy John William Hayes (Ret) of Richland, WA, Donald James Hayes and wife Amanda Hobbs of Pearland, TX, and Kristi Ferguson of Iuka, MS; and great grandchildren, Aaron Mathew Hayes of Richland, WA, William Thomas and Eleanor Grace “Nora” Hayes of Pearland, TX, and Braxton and Makenzie Phelps of Iuka, MS.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas Silvia; parents, Robert Benjamin Sarvaunt and Lula Bonsall Sarvaunt; two brothers, Russell Lee Sarvaunt and Robert Benjamin Sarvaunt; two sisters, Yola Winifred Graham Penix Duckworth and Lula Lorena Dupuis; a grandson, John Patrick Hayes; and her son-in-law, Simon John Hayes.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 21, 2014 in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Scott DesOrmeaux will officiate. Burial will follow in the Old Ritchie Cemetery. Visitation will begin on Sunday from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM and will continue on Monday from 8:00 AM until the start of the service.

Buried:
Old Ritchie Cemetery