Sunset: Jun. 8, 2023
Visitation
Friday, Jun. 16, 2023
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Salem Baptist Church
7250 Blackmon Ferry Rd.
Texarkana, AR 71854
Funeral Service
Saturday, Jun. 17, 2023
12:00 p.m.
Eleventh St. Baptist Church
1101 Laurel St.
Texarkana, AR 71854
Interment
Westmoreland Cemetery
Fulton, AR
Lou Hattie Hayes of Texarkana, Arkansas was gifted to Percy Davis, Sr. and Naranzie Davis on December 29, 1945. Lou Hattie went peacefully to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 8, 2023. Lou Hattie attended school in Guernsey, Arkansas. She married O.C. Hayes, Jr. on December 3, 1961. She was a lifelong member of Salem Baptist Church, where she was President of the Usher Board and a Sunday School Teacher.
Lou Hatti loved going to church and talking about the Lord our God. She enjoyed spending time with her family and was a Mother and friend to many. She loved everyone as Christ wants us all to do. She also loved cooking . Everything she cooked was with love. Her hobbies were sewing, gardening and fishing. Lou Hattie had a heart of gold and was beautiful inside and out.
Lou Hattie was preceded in death by her father, Percy Davis, Sr.; mother, Naranzie Davis; daughter, Thelma Hayes; son, William Hayes; grandson, ZaKailenne Hayes; 3 great - grandchildren: Jaiceon, Kennedi, and Nova Rowe; 2 sisters, Alma Davis, and Alice Williams; and 1 brother, Percy Davis, Jr.
She leaves to cherish her memory: Her faithful and devoted Husband of 61 years: Pastor O.C. Hayes, Jr. of Texarkana, AR; Daughters: Wanda Hayes of DeQueen, AR, Nerlene Hill of Texarkana, AR, Fay Hayes of Texarkana, AR, Linda Hayes of Texarkana, AR, Tomeki Hayes (Marcus) Calloway of Texarkana, AR; Stepdaughter: Callie Mae Hayes (Ronnie) Draper of Conway, AR; 1 Son: James (Gerdie) Hayes of Texarkana, TX; 1 Brother: Frank Davis of Pine Bluff, AR; 3 Sisters: Nola Watson and JoAnn Davis of Texarkana, AR, Thelma Davis of California and a host of grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy" Dr. Martin Luther King
Visitation Friday, June 16, 2023 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM at Salem Baptist Church 7250 Blackman Ferry Rd Texarkana, AR.. Funeral Service Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 12:00 PM at Eleventh Street Baptist Church 1101 Laurel Street Texarkana, AR. Burial at Westmoreland Gardens Cemetery Cross Roads, Arkansas under the direction of Jones Stuart Mortuary.