Lena Darlene Hass Hays

1946-2022

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Services for Lena Darlene Hass Hays, 76, of Mineola were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Byron George officiating.

Interment was in Pilgrim Rest #1 Cemetery, Emory.

Mrs. Hays passed away Oct. 3, 2022 in Quitman. She was born Sept. 26, 1946 in Emory to Issac Bowie and Nellie Evelyn Adair Hass. Lena lived all her life in the Alba and Emory area. She married Lonnie Joe “Bud” Hays on Jan. 20, 1961 in Rains County. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 58 years, Lonnie “Bud” Hays; brothers, W.C. Hass and Issac William Hass; and sister, Nellie Hass McKenzie “Tencie.”

Survivors include her son, Michael Hays and wife Janice of Emory; five daughters, Lesa Swoape and husband Sport of Alba, Tonya Davidson and husband Ronny of Valley Spring; Lana Baldwin of Grand Saline, Lawanna Gardner and husband James of Sulphur, La., and Caci Arrington and husband Tony of Odessa; four brothers, Douglas Hass and wife Pam of Alba, Joe Dale Hass and wife Phyllis of Alba, Randy Hass and wife Cathy of Alba and Danny Pat Hass and wife Bobbie Jean of Kaufman; sister, Velma Diane Wright of Alba; 15 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.

Memorials can be made to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org.

The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.