The Reverend Herman L. Hayes, age 88, of Hurricane died of natural causes Friday morning, March 30, 2012 at his residence. Born September 23, 1923, he was the son of the late Owen W. and Nina A. Hayes.
At Elkview High School, he was the starting quarterback of the football team and the featured middleweight of the boxing squad. During this time, he was active in Golden Gloves boxing, winning forty amateur bouts. After enlisting in the Marine Corps following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he saw three weeks of combat duty during the Okinawa operation. Following World War II, he attended West Virginia Wesleyan and Morris Harvey College, majoring in religion and philosophy. Their union produced one son, Gregory. After pastoral training was completed via the Ministerial Course of Study under the aegis of Duke Divinity School, he was ordained an Elder in the former Methodist Church in 1963. Serving churches in Ona, Davin, Coal City, Oceana, Weirton, Dunbar, and Pt. Pleasant, he consistently demonstrated a unique ability to communicate with people of all ages, backgrounds, and races. Churches he served received numerous citations for effective evangelism. An avocation of woodcarving resulted in his becoming one of the founding exhibitors of both the Appalachian Arts and Crafts Fair in Beckley and the Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair in Ripley. His art was featured in several books, the original West Virginia Encyclopedia, and television specials on NBC and PBS. Collectors of his work included philanthropist Armand Hammer, former Governor Cecil Underwood, and the Vatican, Smithsonian, Huntington, and West Virginia State museums. He also was the first two-time recipient of the Award of Excellence in woodcarving from the West Virginia Juried Exhibition. After retirement, the Reverend Hayes was active in the Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church and the John Henson Senior Center of Hurricane. In recognition of community service and his art, he received the Distinguished West Virginian Award from Governor Bob Wise in 2002 and the Key to the City of Hurricane.
In 1953, he married the former Ladena Rooper of Hurricane, who predeceased him in 1993.
Survivors include
one brother, Jack Hayes and wife Yvonne of Melbourne, Florida;
son, Gregory and wife Diane of Nitro;
grandson Scott Hayes and wife Amy of Johnstown, Ohio;
grandson Eric Hayes of Hurricane;
many nieces, nephews, and friends.
A Service of Death and Resurrection will be conducted by the Reverend Dr. Dan Hogan at Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church in Hurricane with burial in Valley View Memorial Park.
At Elkview High School, he was the starting quarterback of the football team and the featured middleweight of the boxing squad. During this time, he was active in Golden Gloves boxing, winning forty amateur bouts. After enlisting in the Marine Corps following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he saw three weeks of combat duty during the Okinawa operation. Following World War II, he attended West Virginia Wesleyan and Morris Harvey College, majoring in religion and philosophy. Their union produced one son, Gregory. After pastoral training was completed via the Ministerial Course of Study under the aegis of Duke Divinity School, he was ordained an Elder in the former Methodist Church in 1963. Serving churches in Ona, Davin, Coal City, Oceana, Weirton, Dunbar, and Pt. Pleasant, he consistently demonstrated a unique ability to communicate with people of all ages, backgrounds, and races. Churches he served received numerous citations for effective evangelism. An avocation of woodcarving resulted in his becoming one of the founding exhibitors of both the Appalachian Arts and Crafts Fair in Beckley and the Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair in Ripley. His art was featured in several books, the original West Virginia Encyclopedia, and television specials on NBC and PBS. Collectors of his work included philanthropist Armand Hammer, former Governor Cecil Underwood, and the Vatican, Smithsonian, Huntington, and West Virginia State museums. He also was the first two-time recipient of the Award of Excellence in woodcarving from the West Virginia Juried Exhibition. After retirement, the Reverend Hayes was active in the Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church and the John Henson Senior Center of Hurricane. In recognition of community service and his art, he received the Distinguished West Virginian Award from Governor Bob Wise in 2002 and the Key to the City of Hurricane.
In 1953, he married the former Ladena Rooper of Hurricane, who predeceased him in 1993.
Survivors include
one brother, Jack Hayes and wife Yvonne of Melbourne, Florida;
son, Gregory and wife Diane of Nitro;
grandson Scott Hayes and wife Amy of Johnstown, Ohio;
grandson Eric Hayes of Hurricane;
many nieces, nephews, and friends.
A Service of Death and Resurrection will be conducted by the Reverend Dr. Dan Hogan at Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church in Hurricane with burial in Valley View Memorial Park.
The Reverend Herman L. Hayes, age 88, of Hurricane died of natural causes Friday morning, March 30, 2012 at his residence. Born September 23, 1923, he was the son of the late Owen W. and Nina A. Hayes.
At Elkview High School, he was the starting quarterback of the football team and the featured middleweight of the boxing squad. During this time, he was active in Golden Gloves boxing, winning forty amateur bouts. After enlisting in the Marine Corps following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he saw three weeks of combat duty during the Okinawa operation. Following World War II, he attended West Virginia Wesleyan and Morris Harvey College, majoring in religion and philosophy. Their union produced one son, Gregory. After pastoral training was completed via the Ministerial Course of Study under the aegis of Duke Divinity School, he was ordained an Elder in the former Methodist Church in 1963. Serving churches in Ona, Davin, Coal City, Oceana, Weirton, Dunbar, and Pt. Pleasant, he consistently demonstrated a unique ability to communicate with people of all ages, backgrounds, and races. Churches he served received numerous citations for effective evangelism. An avocation of woodcarving resulted in his becoming one of the founding exhibitors of both the Appalachian Arts and Crafts Fair in Beckley and the Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair in Ripley. His art was featured in several books, the original West Virginia Encyclopedia, and television specials on NBC and PBS. Collectors of his work included philanthropist Armand Hammer, former Governor Cecil Underwood, and the Vatican, Smithsonian, Huntington, and West Virginia State museums. He also was the first two-time recipient of the Award of Excellence in woodcarving from the West Virginia Juried Exhibition. After retirement, the Reverend Hayes was active in the Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church and the John Henson Senior Center of Hurricane. In recognition of community service and his art, he received the Distinguished West Virginian Award from Governor Bob Wise in 2002 and the Key to the City of Hurricane.
In 1953, he married the former Ladena Rooper of Hurricane, who predeceased him in 1993.
Survivors include
one brother, Jack Hayes and wife Yvonne of Melbourne, Florida;
son, Gregory and wife Diane of Nitro;
grandson Scott Hayes and wife Amy of Johnstown, Ohio;
grandson Eric Hayes of Hurricane;
many nieces, nephews, and friends.
A Service of Death and Resurrection will be conducted by the Reverend Dr. Dan Hogan at Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church in Hurricane with burial in Valley View Memorial Park.
At Elkview High School, he was the starting quarterback of the football team and the featured middleweight of the boxing squad. During this time, he was active in Golden Gloves boxing, winning forty amateur bouts. After enlisting in the Marine Corps following the attack on Pearl Harbor, he saw three weeks of combat duty during the Okinawa operation. Following World War II, he attended West Virginia Wesleyan and Morris Harvey College, majoring in religion and philosophy. Their union produced one son, Gregory. After pastoral training was completed via the Ministerial Course of Study under the aegis of Duke Divinity School, he was ordained an Elder in the former Methodist Church in 1963. Serving churches in Ona, Davin, Coal City, Oceana, Weirton, Dunbar, and Pt. Pleasant, he consistently demonstrated a unique ability to communicate with people of all ages, backgrounds, and races. Churches he served received numerous citations for effective evangelism. An avocation of woodcarving resulted in his becoming one of the founding exhibitors of both the Appalachian Arts and Crafts Fair in Beckley and the Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair in Ripley. His art was featured in several books, the original West Virginia Encyclopedia, and television specials on NBC and PBS. Collectors of his work included philanthropist Armand Hammer, former Governor Cecil Underwood, and the Vatican, Smithsonian, Huntington, and West Virginia State museums. He also was the first two-time recipient of the Award of Excellence in woodcarving from the West Virginia Juried Exhibition. After retirement, the Reverend Hayes was active in the Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church and the John Henson Senior Center of Hurricane. In recognition of community service and his art, he received the Distinguished West Virginian Award from Governor Bob Wise in 2002 and the Key to the City of Hurricane.
In 1953, he married the former Ladena Rooper of Hurricane, who predeceased him in 1993.
Survivors include
one brother, Jack Hayes and wife Yvonne of Melbourne, Florida;
son, Gregory and wife Diane of Nitro;
grandson Scott Hayes and wife Amy of Johnstown, Ohio;
grandson Eric Hayes of Hurricane;
many nieces, nephews, and friends.
A Service of Death and Resurrection will be conducted by the Reverend Dr. Dan Hogan at Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church in Hurricane with burial in Valley View Memorial Park.
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