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Shirley Hayes

[October 26, 2013]  MOUNT PULASKI -- Shirley Mae Hayes, 73, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, at 5:11 p.m. at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

(Below is a copy of the obituary from the funeral home.)

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Mt. Pulaski- Shirley Mae Hayes, 73, passed away at 5:11 P.M. on Thursday October 24, 2013 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield.

Shirley was born on October 30, 1939 in Lincoln, IL, daughter of Roy and Clara Greenslate Lowe. She married Richard R. Hayes on August 7, 1959 in Chestnut, IL; he survives her in Mt. Pulaski.

She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Mt. Pulaski First United Methodist Church. She loved her flowers and gardening, feeding the birds, and being outdoors. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother.

A private graveside service will be held for family and a memorial service for Shirley will be held at a later date at the United Methodist Church in Mt. Pulaski. Memorials may be given to Mt Pulaski United Methodist Church. Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements.

Also surviving Shirley are two children: Barbara (Lynn) Freer and Steven (Jessica) Hayes both of Mt. Pulaski; four grandchildren: Alec Hayes, Skylar Hayes, Hannah Freer, and Michael Freer all of Mt. Pulaski; two brothers: Thomas (Carol) Lowe of Chestnut, IL and Ira (Pat) Lowe of Palatine, IL. She was preceded in death by parents, two brothers Robert and William, and half sister Mary Powell.