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William Ray
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1941 - 2015
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Obituary for William Ray Hayes

William Ray  Hayes
William Ray Hayes, age 74 years, 4 months, and 26 days, of Caledonia, MI, formerly of Pine Knot, Kentucky, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
Funeral services were held Saturday, September 19, 2015 at 11:00 am at the Hickman-Strunk Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Goodwin officiating. Burial to follow in the T Chitwood Cemetery.
Ray served in the U.S. Army for nearly five years, and worked for F & S Carton Co. for over three decades.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Flonnie; his siblings, Homer, Bruce, Harold, Cosetta Ferguson, Ronald, Wanda, Mary Lou; and father-in-law, Richard A. Corstange.
Ray will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 37 years, Cindy Hayes; his children, Raymond and Shannon Hayes, Ramona and Paul Audi, Mike and Karen Hayes; grandchildren, Brandon, Ryan, Molly, Colton, Rebecca, Carter, and Ian; siblings, Fay Moore, Pearl and Ralph Murphy, George and Barb Hayes, Danny and Donna Hayes; mother-in-law, Maryruth Corstange; many loving nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Hickman-Strunk Funeral Home served the family of Mr. William Ray Hayes.

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