Hayden Wesly

Vines

Hayden Wesly Vines of Nocona, Texas passed away Sunday, February 25, 2024 in Decatur. He reached the age of 89 years, 10 months, and 23 days.

Graveside services for Hayden Vines will be held on November 2nd, 2024 at 1:00 pm, at Roscoe Cemetery , Roscoe Texas. All services will be handled by McCoy Funeral Home.

He was born May 3, 1934 to Laymon Dwight and Lucy Bell (Williams) Vines in Fisher County Texas. As a teenager, Hayden worked at the movie theater in Roscoe where his parents owned and operated a full-service filling station. It was one of three gas stations at the time in the booming town of Roscoe. He met his bride of 69 years at the Rebel Drive-In in Lubbock where he worked the sodafountain to support himself while he was attending Texas Tech. Mary Ann was a senior in high school at the time when she worked at the drive-in with her 3 sisters, all uniformed as rebels on roller skates. Hayden and Mary Ann were married April 28, 1956. Soon thereafter, he joined the Army serving 2 years at the start of the Vietnam War. He was stationed in El Paso. After his service, he then joined the Army Reserve. He was known as the "mailman" for over 33 years in the Lubbock and Colorado City areas and he was a member of the National Letter Carriers Association for over 64 years. After retiring from the US Postal Service, he spent his golden years as a rancher near Montague.

Hayden liked everything that ended with the word ball; football, baseball, basketball. He was an avid sports fan and could tell you all the sports trivia you every wanted to hear and then some. Hayden enjoyed playing games with his family; Wahoo, Skip-Bo, and the Vines version of Mississippi Marbles. One night, after a heated game of Wahoo, the family thought Daddy was going to have to walk home.

Hayden was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Laymon Jr. and sister, Hazel Campbell. Hissister, Mary Ann Clements, has since passed.

Hayden was a loving Husband, Dad, and Papa.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann (Patterson) Vines; son, Randy Vines and wife Patricia; daughters, Cindy Watson and husband Floyd, Tracy Polley and husband Bill; his grandchildren - Toby, Miranda and husband Mike, Tanner and wife Kendra, and Jayton; his 2 great-grandchildren, Alex and Sawyer; bother-in-laws – J.C. Patterson and Larry Hay; numerous nieces, nephew, extended family and friends.

He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.