James Denton “Jim” Hayes, 69, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020. He was born in Miami, Florida, to the late Edward (Bill) James Hayes and Sallie Minnie Corn Hayes.
Jim was a Bayside High School graduate and served his country in the U.S. Army in the early 1970s. He became an electrician and retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Jim was a member of Great Bridge Baptist Church and was a “big time” pool player at Q-Master Billiards.
Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 49 years, Louise Land Doughtie Hayes; two children, Carol Hayes Brown (Michael) and Michael James Hayes; four grandchildren, Hannah Block (Dan), Evan Brown, Mitchell Brown and Bailey Hayes; and one sister, Elizabeth (Penny) Marcum.
Services will be private.
In lieu of flowers, please pay it forward or do a random act of kindness in remembrance of Jim.
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