James Hayward 1922-2005

Edited: 3 Apr 2005 2:18AM GMT

Surnames: Hayward, McLane, Ridinger, Pudwill, Grimme, Miller, Neu, Lesie, Mennis, Hancock, Radak, Jones

Yankton Press & Dakotan
Tuesday, January 18, 2005

James M. Hayward, 82, of Tyndall, died Wednesday, January 12, 2005, at St. Michael's Hospital in Tyndall, South Dakota.
Funeral service is 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 21, 2005, at United Methodist Church, Tyndall, South Dakota, with the Rev. Phil Lint officiating.

Honorary casketbearers are The Tyndall Accordion Club.

Casketbearers are John Radak, Drew Hayward, Greg Pudwill, Kenny Hayward, Doug Nelson and Fred Koupal.

Interment is in the Tyndall Cemetery, Tyndall, South Dakota.

Visitation is from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Thursday, January 20, 2005, at Goglin-Kelley Funeral Chapel, Tyndall, South Dakota. Visitation will resume from noon until time of service Friday, January 21, 2005, at the United Methodist Church, Tyndall, South Dakota.

James Mark Hayward was born on June 3, 1922, in Avon, South Dakota to Harold and Maude (McLane) Hayward. He graduated from Avon High School in 1941. James served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII from 1942 until 1945, and was awarded two Purple Heart citations for injuries received during battle. He married Marjorie Ridinger in Tyndall. They moved to California where James worked for Lockheed Aircraft. They returned to South Dakota and James worked for a mink farm in Rapid City. He later returned to the Avon area and worked for Schroeder Implement. James owned and operated the Avalon Theater in Avon He went to work for Hento Brothers in Avon as a mechanic, for the Cargill Elevator in Avon, and for the Freeman Company in Yankton. He worked for Chicago Rawhide in Springfield, retiring in 1984.

James loved flowers, going fishing and music. He had a danceband called Jimmy and the Sidekicks and was the business manager for the Tyndall Accordion Club.

James' memory will be cherished by two brothers: Dennis (Mary) Hayward of Rapid City and Arron (Marie) Hayward of Colorado Springs, Colorado; six sisters: Bettie Pudwill of Avon; Mary (Harold) Grimme of Springfield; Shirley (Brice) Miller of Menno; Patsy (Albert) Neu of Date Palm, California; Peggy (Edward) Lesie of America Falls, Idaho; and Charlene (Richard) Nelson of Sioux Falls; three step-brothers: Clayton Mennis, Richard Mennis and Mark Mennis; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie; his parents, Harold and Maude; his brothers: Don Hayward and Clarence Hayward; and his sisters: June Hancock, Opal Radak and Elva Jones.