Wilton Leon

Hayes

Wilton Leon Hayes 89, o f Sweetwater passed away Friday, December 23, 2022 at Midland Memorial Hospital in Midland.

Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday , December 26, 2022 at First Baptist Church wit h Rev. Jerry Hendrix a nd Tique Hamilton o fficiating . Visitation will be Monday fro m 1 :00 P.M. until service time at the church. Interment will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.

Wilton was born August 25, 1933 at Rotan, Texas to Martin L. and Beatrice E. (Reeves) Hayes. He was a graduate of Hobbs High School. Wilton married Patsy Jo yce Brown Decembe r 24 , 1952 at Ham lin, Texas. Wilton worked for and retired from AT&T as a R epeaterman Technician , was a member of th e Te lephone Pioneers, a member and Deacon at First Baptist Church in Sweetwater and li ved in the community all of his life except for a time in Monahans, Texas . He was a United States Ar my Veteran serving as a SGT. f rom June 1953 until May 1955. Wilton had a passion for woodworking and building oak furniture.

Survivors include his wife ; Patsy Hayes of Sweetwater, sons ; Mickey Hayes and wife Karla of Tuscola, Texas and Gary Hayes and wife Lorraine of San Antonio, Texas , his sister ; Dorothy Webb of Midland, grandchildren; Kimberly Livingston o f Midland, Michael Hayes of Greenville, North Carolina, Reese and Rylan Hayes of Lubbock and five great-gra ndchildren .

He was p receded in death by his brothers; James and L ouie.

Pallbearers will be Michael Hayes, Reese Hayes , Rylan Hayes, Mike Wilks, Mike Hale and Glen Harrison.

Honorary pallbearers will be Steve Hill, Wendell Williams, Waymon Sowell, L ynn Wood , David Welch, Dusty Lovell, Ge ne Elston and Dar yl Mullican .