Reba Hayes, a beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on Aug. 21, 2024, at the age of 98 in Lake Bird. Born on Sept. 1, 1925, in Shady Grove, Reba lived a life filled with love, joy and devotion to her family. She pleasures enjoyed like simple f ishing, cooking delicious meals and listening to gospel music. Her warm smile, kind heart and unwavering faith touched the lives of all who knew her. She is survived by: her loving daughters, Jan Tuten and Charlotte Bell (Chuck); her sisters, Jewel Horton and June Lytle; grandson; Benjye Tuten; and a host of nieces and nephews, who will always cherish her memory in their hearts. Reba was preceded in death by: her husband, Elton Hayes; her son-in-law, Pete Tuten; and her parents, L.P. and Ruby Hendry. Reba was a dedicated retail clerk in the sales industry, where her hard work and friendly demeanor left a lasting impact on colleagues and customers alike. A funeral service to honor and celebrate Reba\u2019s life will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24, at Burns Funeral Home in Perry, beginning at 3 p.m. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service, starting at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Lake Bird Methodist Church Cemetery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Reba Hayes, a beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on Aug. 21, 2024, at the age of 98 in Lake Bird. Born on Sept. 1, 1925, in Shady Grove, Reba lived a life filled with love, joy and devotion to her family. She pleasures enjoyed like simple f ishing, cooking delicious meals and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obits"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45191,"href":"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45190\/revisions\/45191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perrynewspapers.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}