Sumter County, FL
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Obituaries KISSIMMEE, FL--GRACE GODLEY, 98. . . . RETIRED SCHOOLTEACHER, 1120 W. Donegan Ave., Kissimmee, died Thursday. Born in Sumter County, Florida, she moved to Kissimmee from Miami in 1972. She was a retired schoolteacher. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Lake Wales. There are no known survivors. Grissom Funeral Home, Kissimmee. --Orlando Sentinel, The (FL) - February 12, 1991, contributed by A. Newell. Charlotte, NC–MRS. LORIE E. HAYS, 87, died Sunday, June 9, 1996, at her daughter's home in Charlotte. A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Hays will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, 1996, from the graveside of Forest Lawn East. The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 12, from 1-2:15 p.m. at McEwen Pineville chapel, 10500 Park Road. Clayton Smith, Bob Church, Bill McDaniel, Jeremy Smith, Darwin Ude and Richard Smith will be serving as pallbearers. Serving as Honorary pallbearers will be Wayne Thomas Hancock and Brian Ude. Mrs. Hays was born October 24, 1908 in Sumter County, Florida, the daughter of the late Joseph Osten Hayes and Mary Ella Swain. She traveled every state in the Union, including Alaska and Hawaii. Mrs. Hays retired to Mesa, AZ, where she lived for thirteen years. While residing in Arizona, she grew every type of Cacti that was grown in the state. She was very in tune to nature: an ardent grower of flowers, vegetables, and fruit trees. Mrs. Hays is survived by her husband, Robert Edward Hays of Charlotte; daughters, Frances Verna Smith of Charlotte, Geraldine Marie Ude of Newburg, MD; stepdaughters, Paula Kime of El Dorado Hills, CA, and Darlene Thomas of Citrus Heights, CA; grandchildren, Sharon Church, Wayne T. Hancock, James M. Hancock, Patricia A. McDaniel, Roy C. Smith III, Marsha Smith, Darwin Ude, Sean Kime, Michael Kime, Elaine Thomas, Lenny Thomas; and great-grandchildren, Michael Church, Shaun Hancock, Scott Hancock, Todd Hancock, Brian Hancock, Kevin Hancock, Kristinia McDaniel, Shaun McDaniel, Shannon Smith, Dawn Smith, Jeremy Smith and Brian Ude. McEwen Funeral Service, Pineville Chapel, is serving the family of Mrs. Hays. --Charlotte Observer, The (NC) - June 11, 1996, contributed by A. Newell. Back to Sumter County Home Page Genealogy Trails ©2008
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