Dorothy "Jean" (Walker) Hayes (79) of Louisville

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Published on March 14 2016 9:05 am

Dorothy "Jean" (Walker) Hayes, 79, of Louisville died at 2:31am Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana.

Funeral services will be held at 2pm Tuesday, March 15 at J.W. Neal Funeral Home in Louisville. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 2pm Tuesday. Interment in Floral Garden of Memories in Flora. Memorials to Clay County Animal Rescue Shelter in Flora. 

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Jean was born on September 25, 1936 in Andersonville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Charlie J. Walker and the late Syble (Dyer) Walker Brooks. On October 28, 1967 she married Robert Lee Hayes.  He preceded her in death on January 23, 2008.
 
She was employed by Barnett Banks in Florida in customer relations and was a member of Louisville Baptist Church.  She loved her Boston Terriers and was actively involved in rescue pet adoptions.
 
Jean is survived by her son Richard Lee Hayes and daughter Rebecca (Leonard) Wade; brothers, Ken (Mary) Walker of Gibson City, IL, Charlie (Gini) Walker of Santa Ana, CA, J.C. (Betty) Walker of Dandridge, TN, Fred (Mary Ann) Walker of Germantown, TN; sisters, Betty Griffin of Jefferson City, TN, Flo Eichelberger of Bradenton, FL; grandson, Jason Evans.
 
She is preceded in death by her parents, late husband Robert, brothers Wilbur Walker, Earl Walker, Jack Walker, R.C. Voiles; and sisters Mabel Jenkins and Zelma Owens.