Mrs. Eva Mae Hays

October 3, 1929 - August 11, 2017

Funeral services for Mrs. Eva Mae Hays, 87, of Minden, will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, August 14, 2017, at Shiloh Baptist Church with Dr. Mark Williamson officiating. Interment will follow at Shiloh Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until service time on Monday at the church. Mrs. Hays passed from this life on August 11, 2017, at her residence. She was born October 3, 1929, in Minden to the late James Edgar and Essie (Kern) Akin and lived all of her life in Minden. Mrs. Hays spent 36 years as an inspector for Marlin MFG and also taught Sunday School for many years. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: husband, Durwood Hays; son, Jimmy Hays; two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include: son, Donald Hays and wife Patsy of Central Heights; daughters, Sharon Makarski and husband J.E. of Minden, and Kathy Meharry and the late Dr. Leroy Meharry of Umatilla, Oregon; sister, Peggy Kerr of Longview; daughter-in-law, Anita Hays of Henderson; ten grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild on the way. Pallbearers will be Glen Hays, Josh Hays, Zeb Makarski, Sean Meharry, and Justin Cavitt. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.