Robert Arthur Hayward, 71, of Abilene passed away Saturday, April 16, 2011, at an Abilene hospital.
Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, Abilene with Pastor David Cason officiating. Burial will follow in Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home.
Bob was born October 20, 1939 to Pearl Degeer Hayward and Leroy Hayward in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
He proudly served his country as a Loadmaster in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Dyess Air Force Base.
After his service in the Air Force, he worked for R & R Electronics and E. A. Fretz Beauty Supply. He opened the first Armstrong-McCall Beauty in Abilene in 1970.
Bob loved to farm and ranch in his free time. He was retired; he was a Baptist and loved woodworking, golf, and fishing.
Bob was preceded in death by both parents; three brothers, Chuck, John, and Danny Hayward and two sisters, Liz Grinzinger and Ellen Natzel, all of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
Survivors include a son, Russell (Russ) Hayward and wife, Carol, of Abilene; a daughter, Rhonda Hayward Bahlman and husband, Chris, of Winters; grandchildren, Kyle Hayward, of Abilene, Christa and Chaney Bahlman of Winters; Brian Willcockson and wife, Lori, of Abilene; Jenifer Willcockson Sullivan and husband, Richard of Woodson, Texas; one great-grandchild, Alannah Sullivan of Woodson; and one brother, Leroy Hayward and wife, Betty, of Caro, Michigan.
In lieu of flowers, Bob requested that a donation be made to the Abilene Meals-on-Wheels Plus, Inc. Abilene, Texas.
Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, Abilene with Pastor David Cason officiating. Burial will follow in Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home.
Bob was born October 20, 1939 to Pearl Degeer Hayward and Leroy Hayward in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
He proudly served his country as a Loadmaster in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Dyess Air Force Base.
After his service in the Air Force, he worked for R & R Electronics and E. A. Fretz Beauty Supply. He opened the first Armstrong-McCall Beauty in Abilene in 1970.
Bob loved to farm and ranch in his free time. He was retired; he was a Baptist and loved woodworking, golf, and fishing.
Bob was preceded in death by both parents; three brothers, Chuck, John, and Danny Hayward and two sisters, Liz Grinzinger and Ellen Natzel, all of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
Survivors include a son, Russell (Russ) Hayward and wife, Carol, of Abilene; a daughter, Rhonda Hayward Bahlman and husband, Chris, of Winters; grandchildren, Kyle Hayward, of Abilene, Christa and Chaney Bahlman of Winters; Brian Willcockson and wife, Lori, of Abilene; Jenifer Willcockson Sullivan and husband, Richard of Woodson, Texas; one great-grandchild, Alannah Sullivan of Woodson; and one brother, Leroy Hayward and wife, Betty, of Caro, Michigan.
In lieu of flowers, Bob requested that a donation be made to the Abilene Meals-on-Wheels Plus, Inc. Abilene, Texas.
Robert Arthur Hayward, 71, of Abilene passed away Saturday, April 16, 2011, at an Abilene hospital.
Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, Abilene with Pastor David Cason officiating. Burial will follow in Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home.
Bob was born October 20, 1939 to Pearl Degeer Hayward and Leroy Hayward in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
He proudly served his country as a Loadmaster in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Dyess Air Force Base.
After his service in the Air Force, he worked for R & R Electronics and E. A. Fretz Beauty Supply. He opened the first Armstrong-McCall Beauty in Abilene in 1970.
Bob loved to farm and ranch in his free time. He was retired; he was a Baptist and loved woodworking, golf, and fishing.
Bob was preceded in death by both parents; three brothers, Chuck, John, and Danny Hayward and two sisters, Liz Grinzinger and Ellen Natzel, all of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
Survivors include a son, Russell (Russ) Hayward and wife, Carol, of Abilene; a daughter, Rhonda Hayward Bahlman and husband, Chris, of Winters; grandchildren, Kyle Hayward, of Abilene, Christa and Chaney Bahlman of Winters; Brian Willcockson and wife, Lori, of Abilene; Jenifer Willcockson Sullivan and husband, Richard of Woodson, Texas; one great-grandchild, Alannah Sullivan of Woodson; and one brother, Leroy Hayward and wife, Betty, of Caro, Michigan.
In lieu of flowers, Bob requested that a donation be made to the Abilene Meals-on-Wheels Plus, Inc. Abilene, Texas.
Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home Chapel of Faith, Abilene with Pastor David Cason officiating. Burial will follow in Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, directed by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home.
Bob was born October 20, 1939 to Pearl Degeer Hayward and Leroy Hayward in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
He proudly served his country as a Loadmaster in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Dyess Air Force Base.
After his service in the Air Force, he worked for R & R Electronics and E. A. Fretz Beauty Supply. He opened the first Armstrong-McCall Beauty in Abilene in 1970.
Bob loved to farm and ranch in his free time. He was retired; he was a Baptist and loved woodworking, golf, and fishing.
Bob was preceded in death by both parents; three brothers, Chuck, John, and Danny Hayward and two sisters, Liz Grinzinger and Ellen Natzel, all of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
Survivors include a son, Russell (Russ) Hayward and wife, Carol, of Abilene; a daughter, Rhonda Hayward Bahlman and husband, Chris, of Winters; grandchildren, Kyle Hayward, of Abilene, Christa and Chaney Bahlman of Winters; Brian Willcockson and wife, Lori, of Abilene; Jenifer Willcockson Sullivan and husband, Richard of Woodson, Texas; one great-grandchild, Alannah Sullivan of Woodson; and one brother, Leroy Hayward and wife, Betty, of Caro, Michigan.
In lieu of flowers, Bob requested that a donation be made to the Abilene Meals-on-Wheels Plus, Inc. Abilene, Texas.
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