~ IN MEMORY ~
Kathryn Ann Hayes, wife of DL Capt. Frank Hayes
April 29, 1940 ~ December 1, 2018
Notification with the passing of Kathryn Ann Hayes, wife of
retired Delta Air Lines pilot Captain Francis ‘Frank’ Hayes.
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Services for Kathryn are noted in obituary below. Should more
news be received we will be sure to pass it along.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary...........Kathryn Ann Hayes
Kathryn Ann (Kelly) Hayes, 78, died peacefully at her home in
Dawsonville, GA, on December 1st after a courageous struggle with rheumatoid
arthritis, with her loving family by her side. Kathryn was born on April 29,
1940 in North Adams, MA to Margaret (Cummings) Kelly and Donald Kelly. She
graduated from St. Joseph's high school in 1957 and attended Bliss Business
School.
While working at the local telephone company Kathryn, quite
serendipitously, met Frank Hayes, a pilot from Cohoes, NY who was flying
corporate planes out of Harriman Airport in North Adams. Romance blossomed and
they were married at St. Francis Church in North Adams in 1961. Shortly
thereafter they moved to Marysville, MI where Frank began flying for the Diamond
Salt Co.; in 1965 they moved to Atlanta, GA where Frank spent 30 years as a
pilot for Delta Airlines.
Kathryn was primarily a homemaker in Dunwoody, GA where they
settled; and a devoted mother to their three children, who were outstanding
students and gifted tennis players. When, as teenagers, the kids started flying
glider planes solo, Kathryn thought it was a good idea. Kathryn and Frank spent
many happy hours on their boat on Lake Lanier and, on a lark, once sailed up the
Atlantic coastline. They loved to travel, especially to Germany, where they
would often pick a new car off the assembly line and ship it back to the States.
Known for her exuberant personality, sweet disposition and gentle manner,
Kathryn will be deeply missed by her family and many friends. Kathryn is
survived by her husband, Frank and their three children: Patricia Haywood and
her husband, Mark of Duluth, Ga., Kevin Hayes and his wife, Patricia of Memphis,
TN and Lynnanne Eurton, and her husband, Tim of San Antonio, TX; her sister,
Eileen Green and her husband, Jim of McLean, VA, her brother, Michael Kelly and
his wife, Doreen of New York, NY; her 6 beloved grandchildren; and several
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Calling hours are Tuesday, December 4th from 6-8pm at
Dahlonega Funeral Home, 20 Gibson Rd., Dahlonega, GA. A funeral Mass will be
celebrated on Wednesday, December 5th at 10am at St. Luke's Church, 91 North
Park, St. Dahlonega, GA. Calling hours at FLYNN & DAGNOLI-MONTAGNA HOME FOR
FUNERALS WEST CHAPELS, 521 West Main St. North Adams, MA are Saturday, December
8, 2018 from 10-11 AM with burial at Southview Cemetery to follow. Donations in
Kathryn's name may be sent to the Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation, Help Fight
RA, 8815 Conroy Windermere Rd, Suite 309, Orlando, FL 32835.
To add to the Book of Memories, please visit www.flynndagnolifuneralhomes.com
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