Jimmy "Coach" Dean Hayes

Services for Jimmy Dean “Coach” Hayes, 83, of Tyler, Texas will be held on Friday, June 24, 2016 at 10:00 AM at Green Acres Baptist Chapel with Dr. Paul Powell and Dr. David Dykes officiating. Burial will follow at Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery in Tyler, Texas under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Jimmy passed away June 18, 2016 in Tyler. He was born August 25, 1932 in Smackover, Arkansas to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harper. Jimmy was a member of Green Acres Baptist Church, a character member of John Stroud’s Sunday Morning Bible Study which started in 2005, American Legion Post #12, VFW Post 1779, and Teacher’s Retirement. Jimmy had many hobbies which included hunting, watching football and basketball on T.V., attending grandchildren’s sporting events, and he also enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He graduated from El Dorado High School in 1951, and Northwestern State College in Natchitoches, Louisiana in 1958 where he also played football. He served in the 1st Infantry Division 16th Regiment 1953-1955 in Germany. Jimmy held the position of a coach in Houston, Texas for three years before moving to Tyler in 1963.He then coached at Hogg Middle School for thirty years before his retirement at the age of 58. Jimmy was preceded in death by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Harper, his wife Donna Hayes in 1973, and brothers Bill Harper, Robert Hayes, and Raymond Hayes. He survived by his loving family including son, Larry Hayes (Marianne) of Flint, Texas; daughter, Holly McCarty (Mark) of Tyler, Texas; granddaughters, Bree Swindle (Patrick),Madison and Mallorie McCarty; great-granddaughter, Emma Swindle; sister, Flora Kay Vickery, Victoria, Texas; brother, George Ray Hayes of Lake Charles, Louisiana; four sister-in-laws and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Robert Wilson, Jim McCarty, Luster Kidd, Frank Cuca, Doug Dotson, Jesse Vasquez, Ed Magbanua and Mike Milling. Honorary pallbearers will be John Stroud, Sunday Morning Bible Study and the Hunting Club. The visitation is scheduled from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler. If desired, memorials may be made to Green Acres Baptist building fund, 1607 Troup Hwy., Tyler, Texas 75701 or American Diabetes Association, 1701 N. Beauregard St., Alexandria, Virginia 22311. Special thanks to the staff at Waterton at Shiloh, nurses and staff at Trinity Mother Francis on the fourth floor, and The Hospice of East Texas for the wonderful care he received.

Jimmy "Coach" Dean Hayes

August 25, 1932 - June 18, 2016