Memorials may be given to Alzheimers Association. Beloved husband of Sondra Hayes; dear son of the late Oscar V. and Alma Hayes-Mueller; loving father of Bruce Hayes (Pamela); dear step-father of Cindy Leigh (Ed) Claunch; proud grandfather of Michael Brent and Andrea Christine Hayes, step-grandfather of Jared and Grant Claunch; dear brother of Dorothy Browning, Dennis (Bess), Robert, and Kenneth (Barbara) Hayes. Bill was a member of the Grace Baptist Church and served in the United States Army 1953-1955.