Obituary of a Civil War Veteran

        The ranks of Lawrence county's Civil War veterans was reduced to five this morning when William H. (Bub) Hayes, esteemed Proctorville veteran, died at the age of ninety years.

        Mr. Hayes, private in Company E of the 7th West Virginia Calvary died at his home in Proctorville this morning at ten o'clock following a brief illness. He became ill last Friday night during a conversation with his wife and his condition had since been critical.

        Death of Mr. Hayes reduces the ranks of G. A. R. veterans to five survivors including Perry Brumfield of Waterloo, Peter Hunter of Ironton, David Hoover of Athalia, Robert Simpson of Chesapeake and James Wilson of Aid.

        Surviving Mr. Hayes are his widow Sarah, four daughters, Mrs. Cora Lemley of Proctorville, Mrs. George Sanborn of Scottown, Mrs. Oscar Flowers of Huntington, Mrs. Theresa Wallace of Coal Grove, one son, Oliver Hayes of Scottown, one brother Turner C. Hayes of Dobbstown and two sisters, Mrs. Scott Brammer of Albony, Ind., and Mrs. Athie Wells of Charleston, W. Va.

        Funeral arrangements are in charge of Undertaker Schneider of Chesapeake.

Ironton Evening Tribune, 8 November 1938, Tuesday, Page 8.

        Last rites for William H. Hayes, Proctorville Civil War veteran, will be conducted in Proctorville Baptist church at 2:30 p. m. by Rev. Wm. Caudill and Rev. Sam Murdock, with burial in Centenary cemetery in charge of Schneider.

Ironton Evening Tribune, 9 November 1938, Wednesday, Page 2.