Lou Alice Hayes, 69, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011, at the Bartow Regional Medical Center of respiratory failure. Born January 4, 1942 in Pelham, Ga, Mrs Hayes has been a resident of Bartow since 1955, moving from Cairo, GA. She attended the Vineyard Church of God in Bartow. She is preceded in death by her husband: Richard Hayes. She is survived by her son: Dallas R Hayes of Bartow; daughter: Crystal Gail Hayes of Brandon, FL; two step-sons: Richard Hayes Jr. & Stuart Hayes, both of New Port Richey, FL; four brothers, Earl Loyd, Don Loyd, & Charles Loyd, all of Bartow; and Thomas Loyd of Massillon, OH; three sisters, Shirley Wetherington of Mulberry; Diane Key & Jane Palmer both of Bartow. Family will receive friends Friday, May 13, 2011 from 6-8 pm at Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday at Vineyard Church of God, 490 W. Vine Street Bartow. Interment will follow in Wildwood Cemetery, Bartow.