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Larry O. Hayes of 9 Peachtree Street, Porterdale, died Dec. 22 (1974) in the VA Hospital in Dublin, GA. He was 32 years of age at the time of his death.
Hayes was a graduate of Newton County High School. He entered the U.S. Air Force, Sept. 27, 1960. The whole country was saddened when he was injured in a freak accident on Aug. 1, 1962 at Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, NC. He fell off the side of a moving truck as he was on his way to refuel a plane at the base. He had been confined to the VA Hospital since that time.
Funeral services were held at the Chapel of Caldwell and Cowan Funeral Home, Covington, on Dec. 24 (1974). Rev. Bill Thomas was the officiating minister. Interment followed in Lawnwood Memorial Park.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Hayes , Porterdale; sister, Mrs. Sam ( Kathy) Johnson, Covington.
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Wayne Hunt
On this Veteran's Day 11/11/2009 I want to remember Larry Hayes.Larry was a friend and he served in the USAF. I do not remember all the details, but he was seriously injured while refueling aircraft in 1962. We visited Larry at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington,DC where he lay unconscious for many years before he passed. It was a difficult time for his family and those that loved him.