Obituary:
Lewis P. "Chief" Hayes, 87 years old, was born December 2, 1914, on the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Winnebago, NE. "Chief" passed away March 19, 2002, at St. Luke's Northland Hospital. Funeral services will be 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2002, at Charter Funerals, 77 N.E. 72nd St., Gladstone, MO; burial in Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. Friends may call 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at the funeral home.
"Chief" served with the 35th Division during World War II. He received five battle stars for service in the European Theater of Operations. He was a life member of Painter's Local Union 9 and a life member of Conboy-Nichols American Legion Post 340 in Sugar Creek. "Chief" leaves his wife of 55 years, Willie Lee Hayes, of the home; a sister-in-law, Lorene Kyle of Houston, TX; and a nephew, Ronald Kyle and wife Sherry, also of Houston. He also leaves a host of relatives, friends and neighbors. (Arrangements: Charter Funerals, 816-921-5555)
Published in the Kansas City Star, The (MO) - March 21, 2002
Lewis P. "Chief" Hayes, 87 years old, was born December 2, 1914, on the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Winnebago, NE. "Chief" passed away March 19, 2002, at St. Luke's Northland Hospital. Funeral services will be 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2002, at Charter Funerals, 77 N.E. 72nd St., Gladstone, MO; burial in Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. Friends may call 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at the funeral home.
"Chief" served with the 35th Division during World War II. He received five battle stars for service in the European Theater of Operations. He was a life member of Painter's Local Union 9 and a life member of Conboy-Nichols American Legion Post 340 in Sugar Creek. "Chief" leaves his wife of 55 years, Willie Lee Hayes, of the home; a sister-in-law, Lorene Kyle of Houston, TX; and a nephew, Ronald Kyle and wife Sherry, also of Houston. He also leaves a host of relatives, friends and neighbors. (Arrangements: Charter Funerals, 816-921-5555)
Published in the Kansas City Star, The (MO) - March 21, 2002
Obituary:
Lewis P. "Chief" Hayes, 87 years old, was born December 2, 1914, on the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Winnebago, NE. "Chief" passed away March 19, 2002, at St. Luke's Northland Hospital. Funeral services will be 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2002, at Charter Funerals, 77 N.E. 72nd St., Gladstone, MO; burial in Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. Friends may call 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at the funeral home.
"Chief" served with the 35th Division during World War II. He received five battle stars for service in the European Theater of Operations. He was a life member of Painter's Local Union 9 and a life member of Conboy-Nichols American Legion Post 340 in Sugar Creek. "Chief" leaves his wife of 55 years, Willie Lee Hayes, of the home; a sister-in-law, Lorene Kyle of Houston, TX; and a nephew, Ronald Kyle and wife Sherry, also of Houston. He also leaves a host of relatives, friends and neighbors. (Arrangements: Charter Funerals, 816-921-5555)
Published in the Kansas City Star, The (MO) - March 21, 2002
Lewis P. "Chief" Hayes, 87 years old, was born December 2, 1914, on the Winnebago Indian Reservation in Winnebago, NE. "Chief" passed away March 19, 2002, at St. Luke's Northland Hospital. Funeral services will be 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2002, at Charter Funerals, 77 N.E. 72nd St., Gladstone, MO; burial in Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, KS. Friends may call 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 21, at the funeral home.
"Chief" served with the 35th Division during World War II. He received five battle stars for service in the European Theater of Operations. He was a life member of Painter's Local Union 9 and a life member of Conboy-Nichols American Legion Post 340 in Sugar Creek. "Chief" leaves his wife of 55 years, Willie Lee Hayes, of the home; a sister-in-law, Lorene Kyle of Houston, TX; and a nephew, Ronald Kyle and wife Sherry, also of Houston. He also leaves a host of relatives, friends and neighbors. (Arrangements: Charter Funerals, 816-921-5555)
Published in the Kansas City Star, The (MO) - March 21, 2002
Inscription
T Sergeant, U.S. Army, World War II; Loving husband of 55 years
Gravesite Details
TSgt, US Army / World War II
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