Juanita Hayes

1937-2021

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Juanita June Hayes, 84, Gerald, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Mercy Hospital in Washington.

She was born June 29, 1937, to Amon and Beulah (Marmor) Adkins in Windsor, Ill.

She was united in marriage to Homer Hayes March 13, 1961, in Bland.

Juanita was a member of Champion City Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by parents, Amon and Beulah; husband, Homer; sisters, Betty Jeffers, Nellie Bernath and Helen Randol; brothers, Harley, Keith and Glenn Adkins; and two grandchildren.

She is survived by children, Alivia Clark and husband Ted of Rosebud, Richard “Butch” Hayes and wife Debbie of Japan and Shelia Hayes of Bland; stepdaughter, Dawn Gaunt of Jefferson City; sisters, Dorothy Day and Margie Van Meter both of Lewistown; brother, Edward Adkins of White City, Ore.; two grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren.

Funeral services were held Monday, July 26 at the Gottenstroeter Funeral Home chapel in Gerald with pastor Mary Nienhueser officiating. Burial will be in Champion City Cemetery.