Dorothy Machotka Hayes' Obituary
Funeral services for Dorothy Machotka Hayes, 90, of DeRidder, LA will be held at 11 AM, Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in DeRidder with Rev. Lamar Oliver officiating. The burial will follow in the Beauregard Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Monday, March 21, 2016 from 5 PM until 8 PM at Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder.
Dorothy, the daughter of Frank and Hattie Jones Machotka, was born on December 10, 1925 in Rowena, TX. She passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at her residence in DeRidder.
Dorothy married the love of her life Randolph D. “Randy” Hayes in May of 1945 and was they were married for 60 years until Randy’s passing in 2005. Dorothy was very active within the community and a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church in DeRidder. She was a member of D.A.R. (Daughters of American Revolution) also member of the Daughters of the Confederacy.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, son, Richard Don Hayes; son-in-law, Rebel Garnett Ryland; daughter-in-law, Fern Calloway Hayes; two brothers and two sisters.
She is survived by her son, Ronald D. Hayes of Rosepine; daughters, Sandra Hayes and husband Edwin Craig Kalemjian of West Chester, PA and Kathryn Hayes Ryland of Columbia, LA; grandchildren, Ethan, Ashley, Randy, Riley, Alexia, Hunter, Carmen and Ricky and 7 great grandchildren.
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