Obituary of Charles William Hayes

Charles William Hayes of Raymondville (MO) passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 18th, 2024 after a long series of battles with cancer. Throughout his life, Chuck was a beloved & respected resident of several towns in Missouri, Kansas & Oklahoma before returning home to Raymondville to spend the rest of his years. He chose to enlist in the United States Army at age seventeen to serve two tours in the Vietnam War (1967-68) and returned stateside to begin his career life & start his family. He was a dishwasher, long haul truck driver, cement mason, photographer, police officer, salesman, barbecue, lumberjack, painter, builder, restauranteur, jet engine quality control inspector, among other professions. He enjoyed spending his time working, catching up with kinfolk & fellow veterans, playing bingo with his friends, trout fishing, constructing things with his hands, riding motorcycles, spending time with his children & grandchildren, drinking cheap coffee, smoking even cheaper cigarettes & watching Wheel Of Fortune, Jeopardy, his KC Chiefs & old westerns from his old recliner with his good ol’ dog Buck by his side. He lived for 75 years & is already missed dearly. Chuck is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Arthur Hayes & Melba June Patterson-Hayes; brother, Terry Hayes; son, Shaun Michael-Laverne Hayes; daughter, Elizabeth Elaine Hayes-Pratt; grandson, Corey E. Carr; and granddaughter, Ales L. Carr. He is survived by brother, Ronald Hayes; daughter, Lesa L. Hayes; son, Charles R. Hayes; grandchildren, Hope A. Carr, Gabriel R. Pratt, Mackenzie Pratt, Victoria Wenglikowski, Jack Hayes, and Harrison M-E Hayes; as well as five great-grandchildren, and his old dog, Buck. His Remembrance of Life ceremony will be held at Fox Funeral Home in Licking, Missouri on Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. A visitation will begin at 1:00 PM Saturday at Fox Funeral Home.