Marjorie Jane Hayes

Marjorie W. Hayes Frankfort- Services for Marjorie W. Hayes, 85, of Meadow Ln., will be conducted from Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel, on Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. Burial will be Friday, February 29, 2008, at 12:00 noon at Highland Cemetery, Ft. Mitchell, Ky. She died peacefully Sunday, February 24, 2008 at her residence following a long illness. Born August 28, 1922, Marge grew up in the Peasleburg area of Covington, KY, graduating from Holmes High School in 1940. A talented artist, she was an award-winning member of the Covington Women�s Art Club, Baker-Hunt Foundation, teaching ceramics at several schools in the Greater Cincinnati area. She taught kindergarten in Taylor Mill, KY, and again at Crestwood Baptist Church following her move to Frankfort in 1967. After obtaining her MA from the University of Kentucky, she taught First Grade at Collins Lane Elementary School from 1976 until her retirement in 1991. She was bestowed numerous honors over the course of her teaching career, to include being selected several times for the All Academic Honorary Faculty by graduating Franklin County and Frankfort Independent high school students who had considered her their most influential teacher, commendation from the KY Dept. of Education, and selected as the Franklin County School System�s Teacher of the Year. Marge was a member of St. Mark�s United Church of Christ in Latonia, KY. She was a graduate of Leadership Frankfort. Most recently, she was honored for her volunteer service over several years at the Thomas D. Clark Center of KY History. An avid reader, Marge also loved traveling, outings to the theatre and gardening with her devoted husband, Ray. She is survived by her loving husband of sixty-four years, Raymond B. Hayes Jr.; her children, Skip (Susan) Hayes and Dr. Vicki L. Hayes, both of Frankfort; two brothers, Howard (Isabella) Wolf, WA, and George (Gatha) Kerns, OH; a sister, Wanda (Albert) Butler, OH; and a sister-in-law, Katie Wolf, TX. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth Wilshire Wolf and was preceded in death by her brother, Robert Wolf. Officiating the service will be Dr. John C. Chenault. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Visitation will be Thursday, February 28, 2008 at Harrod Brothers Memorial Chapel from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. Flowers are welcome, but expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass/Frankfort Office, 208 Steele St., Frankfort, Ky 40601. Online condolences may be shared via the online guest book at www.harrodbrothersfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the careful direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home.

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Marjorie Jane Hayes

August 28, 1922 - February 24, 2008