Mary E. Hayes Obituary (1933

Mary E. Hayes, 90, of Heyworth, Illinois, passed away Friday, November 3, 2023, at 4:53 A.M. at home. A visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Thursday, November 9, 2023, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Heyworth, Illinois. Her funeral service will follow at 12:00 P.M. with Pastor Dean Jones officiating. Burial will be in Funks Grove Cemetery, McLean, Illinois. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Mary was born on February 24, 1933, in Wapella Township, DeWitt County, Illinois, a daughter of George Robert and Alice Dean Harris Underwood. She married Lee E. "Tom" Hayes on November 25, 1955, in Clinton, Illinois. He passed away on November 15, 2013. Mary is survived by her daughter, Mary Lee Hayes of Bloomington, Illinois; granddaughter, Shelby (Zack) Prochnow of Heyworth, Illinois; two great-grandchildren, Kenzi and Colton Prochnow of Heyworth, Illinois; siblings, James (Sharon) Underwood of Clinton, Illinois, Marge (Bill) Scott of Heyworth, Illinois, Barbara Lane of Mountain Home, Arkansas, and Mike (Connie) Underwood of Bloomington, Illinois; sisters-in-law, Marcella Underwood and Marilyn Underwood; and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Robert and Alice Dean Underwood; son, Kenney Hayes; and siblings, Everett Underwood, Chuck Underwood, Lorine Downs, William Underwood, and Carolyn Sue Underwood. Mary retired from State Farm in Bloomington, Illinois. She was a member of the Heyworth Baptist Church and Clinton YMCA.