Donna Hayres

HOPEDALE Donna Hayres, 61, of Hopedale and formerly of Hopkinton, died Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008, at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester. Born in South Boston, she was the daughter of Katherine (Barnes) Farmer of Hopkinton and the late John Farmer. She was the wife of Thomas P. Hayres Jr., who passed in 1997. A four-year resident of Hopedale, she was on the Planning Board in Hopedale and was formerly on the Conservation Commission in Hopkinton. Besides her mother, she is survived by one son, Thomas Lee Hayres and his wife, Sirlene of Hopkinton; two daughters, Cherilyn Hayres Fox and her husband, Richard, of Los Angeles, Janine Hayres and her fiance, Brad Studley, of Hopedale. She also leaves three sisters, Gail Cummings of Raynham, Kathie Salfity of Plymouth, and Cheryl Ann Sousa of Plymouth. Calling hours will take place Monday, Aug. 25, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton, 57 Hayden Rowe St. (www.ChesmoreFuneralHome.com). A graveside service will take place Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the Clinton Street Cemetery of Hopkinton at 11 a.m. Donations may be made to Kidney Cancer Association, 1988 Momentum Place, Chicago, IL 60689-5319 or to Kidneycancer.org.