Hayes, Robert Eugene 'Bpb'

1929 - 2011  (81 years)

• Name	Hayes, Robert Eugene 'Bpb'
  Birth	8 Aug 1929  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	HAYE.R002
  _FGRAVE	69399779
  Military Service	United States Navy
  Death	28 Feb 2011	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois
  Burial	Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I56931	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Davidson, Dorothy Irene 'Dottie',   b. 17 Jul 1932   d. 29 Nov 2015 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1949  [1]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 1 month - She : 17 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F20400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 28 Feb 2011 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Calhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Bob, as he was known by family and friends, passed over on February 28, 2011, at Richland Memorial Hospital. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, March 5, 2011, at one o'clock at Stasi-Grove Funeral Home in Olney. Bob was born on August 8, 1929, to Alva M. Hayes and Dorothy (Nan) E. Orr Hayes. He married Dorothy Davidson on September 3, 1949. They were together for more than 61 years. During this time they had five children, ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Two daughters Tammy and Joe Steckler (Lisa Kettle and Teresa Steckler) and Cheryl and Joe Holley (Stan Holley and Amy Adams). Three sons Robert (Monty) and Nancy Hayes (Josh Hayes and Jennifer Houchin), Brad and Cherri Hayes (Brandy Walls), and Greg Hayes (Sidney and Alleigh Hayes and Amber Wilson). Bob worked as a roughneck and driller in the oilfields for a time and then he went to driving a truck until he retired from Hayes Trucking. After, he retired he enjoyed talking with old and new friends, gardening and taking his dog, Shadow, for rides in his pickup. He was preceded in death by his parents and one son, Greg. Memorials may be made in lieu of flowers to Dorothy Hayes to aid in the funeral expenses.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16532] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hayes, Dorothy Irene Davidson and Robert Eugene, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69399779/robert-eugene-hayes), none. (Reliability: 2).