Wayne Jeffery Hayes

Wayne Jeffery Hayes obituary

Wayne Jeffery Hayes

Wayne Hayes Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Brown Funeral Home - Pine Bluff on Sep. 25, 2025.
Mr. Wayne Jeffery Hayes 69, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas passed away Sunday, September 21, 2025. He was born in Pine Bluff, AR to the late Leroy Hayes, Sr., and late Paralee (Clark) Hayes.

His memories will be cherished by wife, Brenda F. (Norman) Hayes of Pine Bluff, AR; son, Corey Hayes of Bentonville, AR; daughters, Tenika Hayes and Stephanie Hayes both of Pine Bluff, AR; brothers, Johnny Hayes, Leroy Hayes, Jr., Ernest Hayes, Sylvester Hayes, Rev. Jerry Hayes, Medric Paul Hayes Sr., all of Pine Bluff, AR; sisters, Jewell Holloway of Detroit, Michigan; Stella Butler of Pine Bluff, AR; Beverly Mahan of St. Louis, Missouri; 10 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren.

Visitation 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at Brown Funeral Home Pine Bluff, AR.

Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2025, at Old Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church Pine Bluff, AR by Pastor Jerry Hayes. Interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery Pine Bluff, AR by Brown Funeral Home of Pine Bluff. His body will lie in-state from 10:15 a.m. until service time.

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