Lois Hayes

Lois Hayes was born on Christmas Day in 1923 along with her twin sister, Laurel (Lolly). She was born to Cornelius and Amy (Lancaster) Wall at home in Faulkton, SD and joined the little family of Winifred and Jim. Then along came new sisters – Shirley, Jennie, and Frances and two new brothers, Russell and Don. The family left the dry prairie dust of South Dakota during the Depression to find a new life in central Minnesota. The twins were 12 when the family moved to rural Hillman area and Grandpa and Grandma Wall began farming again. When Lois was just 14 – two years after their move to Minnesota – she set eyes on Rex Hayes and fell deeply in love. He was 22, the quiet young farmer on the Hayes Farm across the road from where Lakeview Community Church is today. Lois always said “Rex had to wait for me to grow up.” They married on September 23rd, 1944 when Lois was 21, and they moved to Sioux City, Iowa where Rex was stationed in the Army Air Corps during WWII. God blessed Rex and Lois with four children: Barbara (1945), Marilyn (1946), Rodney (1951), and John (Jack) born in 1956. They had 58 loving and happy years together until Rex went home to be with his Lord on January 28th, 2003. Lois passed away peacefully at 1:35PM on Monday, May 5th, surrounded by close family who loved her home to Jesus. Lois and Rex left behind a large loving family of grandchildren, great grandchildren, in-laws, nieces and nephews, and many friends of long-standing. Survivors are Rod (Judy), John (Polly), Barbara (David), and Marilyn (Lem) and grandchildren: Suzi and Troy (TJ) Block, Cassie Hayes, Katelyn Hayes, Mari Bailey, Anne Bailey (Mike), John Bailey, Great-grandchildren are Hailey McCaul and Landon Metzger, Vanessa, Levi and Rex Block. She leaves behind sisters Winifred Hayes, Laurel Talberg, Shirley Kloss, and Jennie Olson, as well as Katherine Wall (Jim), Don Hullsiek (Franny), Judee Wall (Donald). She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter-in-law, Glenda, grandson Jamie Hayes, sister Frances, and brothers Jim, Russell, and Donald.

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Lois Hayes

December 25, 1923 - May 5, 2008