Kenneth Victery Hayes passed away on June 20, 2014 at home in Livingston, Texas. He was born on September 2, 1927, in his maternal grandparent's house in Leggett, Texas, to parents, Jack L. Hayes and Eunice Victery Hayes.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents; his grandparents, Dave and Ella Victery of Leggett; brothers, Jack L. Hayes Jr. and Gordon G. Hayes; and sisters, Ella May Townsend and Betty Anne Sanders.

He is survived by his children: Charles Keith Hayes and wife Cathy of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Claire Denise Mabry and husband, George of Richardson, Texas; his grandchildren, Kelly Meyer and husband, Johnnie of Chandler, Arizona, Colin Hayes of Denver, Colorado, and Kara Hayes of El Paso, Texas; his great-granddaughters, Madilyn and Kimberly Meyer; and his children's mother, Bera Parrish Hayes of Garland, Texas.

The family extends heartfelt appreciation to his friends and caregivers, especially Maxine, Shirley and Conseula.

Kenneth attended schools in Leggett and Galveston, Texas. He served three years in the U.S. Navy during World War II as an Air Gunner. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Navy in 1946, he attended college at Sam Houston State University and The University of Houston. He was employed for 37 years by AT&T - Southwestern Bell Telephone in Houston, retiring in 1984. He then relocated to Livingston, representing Lear Siegler Telecommunications-Joslyn Industries of Santa Barbara, California until retiring again in 1998.