IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Mae Frances

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October 6, 1952 – June 22, 2012

Obituary

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Mae Frances Hayward


LIFE LEGACY

Mae Frances Davis Hayward was born on October 6, 1952 in Camilla, Georgia to William Davis, Sr. and Artie Toombs Davis.  She was the second of seven children.

At an early age, Mae Frances accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior at Brown Chapel C.M.E. Church.  Later in life, she joined Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.

Mae Frances attended public school in Mitchell County graduating from Camilla Consolidated School in 1970.  She furthered her education at Fort Valley State College, now Fort Valley State University, graduating in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French.  She went on to obtain a Masters of Science degree in Elementary Education in 1975.

Mae Frances dedicated 32 1/2 years to the Lee County School System in Leesburg, Georgia.  There she taught on the primary level until her retirement in 2008.

On December 22, 1974, Mae Frances married the love of her life, Eugene Hayward, Jr.  Together they had six children, Darrius, Artree, Deatrice, Natalie, Vanessa, and Carson.

Preceding her in death was a brother, Milton Davis.

On Friday, June 22, 2012, Mae Frances went on to glory surrounded by her husband and children.

Mae Frances leaves to cherish her memories:  a loving husband of 37 1/2 years, Eugene Hayward, Jr. of Albany, Georgia; four daughers, Artree Hayward, Deatrice Hayward, Natalie Hayward, and Vanessa Hayward; two sons, Darrius (Jennifer) Hayward and Carson Hayward of Albany, Georgia; one grandson, Darrius Jermaine Hayward of Albany, Georgia; a father, William Davis, Sr. of Tulsa, Oklahoma; a mother, Artie C. Toombs of Camilla, Georgia; one sister, Lenora Perry of Camilla, Georgia; four brothers, Morris (Mary Ann) Neal of Camilla, Georgia, Randy Davis of Houston, Texas, Willie (Cynthia) Davis of Tulsa, Oklahoma, William (Simone) Davis, Jr. of Houston, Texas; two step-daughters, Berrlyn (Tony, Sr.) Saxon and Kamala Hayward of Camilla, Georgia; four step-grandchildren, Tony Saxon, Jr., Teon Saxon, Charles Grissom, and Stephanie Grissom of Camilla, Georgia; ten sisters-in-law; eight brothers-in-law; four aunts; and numerous other loving cousins, nephews, nieces, relatives, and friends.


FUNERAL SERVICE


The funeral service of Mae Frances Hayward, will be conducted Saturday, June 30, 2012, at 12:00 noon, at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 4585 Georgia Highway 37, Camilla, Georgia.  Reverend Lorenzo Dotson will officiate.

Public viewing will be on Friday, June 29, 2012, from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., at Robert Jester Mortuary.

Pallbearers will be Darrian Davis, Derrick Davis, Collin Florence, Dontavius Hayward, Nigel Hayward, Cortez Jess.

COMMITTAL SERVICE

The committal service will follow in Oakview Cemetery.

Following the committal service, the family will receive friends for repast and fellowship at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church.


Family Contact:

The family is  receiving friends at the residence of Eugene Hayward, 2107 Juniper Drive, Albany, Georgia.

The family will receive friends at the residence of Mrs. Hayward's sister-in-law, Deidrea Hayward Edmonds, on Friday, June 29, 2012, after 6 p.m. at 25 Kenendy Street, Camilla, Georgia.

The funeral cortege will also assemble at the residence of Ms. Edmonds on Saturday, June 30, 2012, for the service of Mrs. Hayward.





Don't Grieve For Me

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,
I'm following paths God made for me
I took his hand I heard him call
Then turned, and bid farewell to all.

I could not stay another day
To laugh, to love, to sing, to play
Tasks left undone must stay that way
I found my peace... at close of play.

And if my parting left a void
Then fill it with remembered joy
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss
Ah yes, these things I too will miss.

Be not burdened deep with sorrow
I wish you sunshine of tomorrow
My life's been full I've savoured much
Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief
Don't lengthen it now with grief
Lift up your hearts and share with me,
God wants me now. He set me free.


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