Edith C. Hayes

Edith C. Hayes, age 97 formerly of Massillon & Brewster, died Monday evening at Twin City Hospital in Dennison, Ohio. She was born on June 25, 1908 in Cadiz, Ohio and was the daughter of the late Daniel & Minnie (Shores) McDougal. She had been a Massillon & Brewster resident since 1963. Edith was a homemaker and a member of the Massillon Baptist Temple. She was preceded in death by her husband Harry Hayes in 1976, her daughters Helen Shafer, Jean Merkel and Allie Define and her 16 siblings. She is survived by her daughters, Juanita McDougal and Betty Combs both of Massillon and 4 generations of grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday at 1:00 P.M at the Arnold-Lynch Funeral Home with Rev. James Combs and Dr. Larry Emery officiating. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 6-8 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to the Massillon Baptist Temple or the donor’s favorite charity Arnold-Lynch – A Golden Rule Funeral Home 330-833-4839 www.arnoldlynch.com