Laura Hayes Obituary

Laura Irene Smith Hayes SUMMERVILLE - Mrs. Laura Irene Smith Hayes, 93, of Summerville, SC passed away Thursday, December 2, 2010. A native of York, SC, Mrs. Hayes was born on March 26, 1917, a daughter of the late Lesslie L. and Lela Carroll Smith. She was a retired office manager for Dr. Frank Gaston, and a member of First Presbyterian Church in Rock Hill, SC. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters. Surviving are two daughters Lela Hayes Bouknight (Frank) and Laura Hayes Felder both of Summerville, SC; two grandchildren Emily Felder King (Mark) of Columbia, SC and Laura Bouknight Smith (Mike) of Summerville, SC; one great-grandchild Jacob Thomas Smith of Summerville, SC; two honorary grandchildren Robert E. Ferguson, Jr. (Kathrine) and Sarah Catherine Ferguson; and many loving nieces and nephews. A graveside service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Hayes will be held Monday, December 6, 2010, at 2:00 pm in Ebenezer ARP Church Cemetery with Dr. Guy Hudson Smith, Reverends William Calvin Hayes, and Laura Smith Conrad officiating. Memorials in honor of Mrs. Hayes may be made to the Employee's Fund c/o The Village at Summerville, 201 W. 9th Street, Unit 140, Summerville SC 29483. Condolences can be e-mailed to the family online at www.basscauthenfuneralhome.com. Bass-Cauthen Funeral Home is serving the family, 700 Heckle Boulevard, Rock Hill, SC. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths