George Edward Hayes, 82 of Taylorsville, MS died Saturday, April 26, 2025 at the Merit Health Wesley in Hattiesburg surrounded by his loved ones.  He was born Thursday, February 25, 1943 in Summerland, Mississippi.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 01, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee in Magee, Mississippi. Burial will follow in Clear Creek Cemetery in Taylorsville, Mississippi. Bro. Paul Ramsey, Bro. Kyle Magee, and Bro. Gary Wayne Phillips will officiate. Special music provided by Danny Powell and Tracy Wamble. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Taylorsville is in charge of arrangements. 601-785-6564

Mr. Hayes was a loving and kind husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, friend, and neighbor. George loved the outdoors and enjoyed gardening and farming. He joined the Army National Guard at age 21 and got an honorable discharge after six years of service. He was truck driver in 785th Transco. He also worked for Shell Oil Company. The remainder of his career he was a carpenter and contractor. He was always smiling and loved to make people laugh but most of all he loved the Lord.

1 Cor 13 Love is always patient, kind, never jealous, boastful, or conceited, never rude or selfish. Love doesn't take offense, never resentful and takes no pleasure in sin, but delights in the truth, Charity (love) never fails. When I was a child I spake as a child. I understood as a child, I thought as a child but when I became a man, I put away childish things. The greatest of faith, hope, and charity is charity (love).  1 John 4:7-8 God is love (Charity). 1 Thes 4:8 He that dispiseth, dispiseith not man but God, who hath given us his Holy Spirit.

He was preceded in death by his mother and Step-father Dunk and Willie Walley; brothers, Herman Hayes and Tommy Hayes; sister, Eula Mae McWilliams and father George Hayes.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth Bowen Hayes  of Taylorsville, MS;  sons, George (Bubba) Hayes  (Bridget ) of Taylorsville and Nathan Hayes (Katie ) of Bay Springs; grandchildren, Jordan  Hayes  (Sierra) of Taylorsville, Brooke Peru (Jack) of LA, Jax  Hayes  of Bay Springs and Eli Hayes; sisters, Gertha  Mae  Henderson  of Clinton, Effie  Lou  Easterling  (Larry ) of Raleigh, Flora Grace Gilpin  (Hubert ) of Taylorsville, Willie  Mae  Luckey  of Magee, Lucille  Adcox  (Glenn) of Magee;  great grandchildren, Layla  Hayes and J.J.  Hayes; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Jordan Hayes, Jax Hayes, Jack Peru, Bob McWilliams, Michael Shad Thornton, and Wayne Gilpin.

Honorary pallbearers will be Eli Hayes, Rob McWilliams, and Jonas Bowen.

An online guestbook may be signed at www.colonialchapelmageemendenhall.com