Larry Edward Hayes' Obituary
Larry passed away March 5, 2013 in Boise, Idaho. He was born June 14, 1940 to James B. and Phyllis Hayes in Dallas, Oregon. He was a loving son; father, brother, uncle, and grandfather.
He grew up in a forestry environment. His dad, Buford Hayes, worked for the Oregon State Forestry all his life. Larry graduated from St. Helens High School in 1959, attended Oregon State University and went straight to work for the State Forestry Department in Tillamook, Oregon as a fire suppression crewman and worked there for two summers.
After two seasons he went to work as a timber cruiser for the Oregon State Forestry, which held did for about a year. After that he went to work for the US Forest Service’s Hebo Ranger District as a timber cruiser in Tillamook County. From there he went to work for a private timber contractor named Prochnow, again doing cruising. His next job was working for Roseburg Lumber Company as a cruiser.
Later, he decided to go into business for himself, so he bought a self-loading log truck and called his business L & D Logging. He started hauling logs in Lane and Douglas counties. When timber sales became hard to find, he sold all of his equipment except his truck. He began hauling logs for Longview Fiber in Northwest Oregon. He was in business for himself for about five years when hard times set in, and he sold his truck and business. He sent our resumes to different timber companies and landed a job with Willamina Lumber Company working for John Hampton. He started out cruising and soon became their timber buyer. He was employed with the company from March 1980 thru the summer of 1990 when he suffered a major stroke and was required to retire. Larry enjoyed driving in the country, camping trips, hunting, and spending time with his family and friends.
He married Dawna Hutchins in 1965, and they had four children. Larry is survived by his father, James (Esther) Hayes of Scappoose, Oregon, his children, Debra (Brad) Wilder, Lynette Hayes (Matt Beeter), Dan (Doniel) Hayes of Boise, Idaho, Dena Hayes of Redmond, Washington, his sisters, Janet (Don) Kallberg of Warren, Oregon, Judith Crites of Boise, Idaho, five grandchildren, Vanessa and Bradley Johnson, Sawyer and Isaac Hayes, and Sophie P. Hayes, and lots of nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his mother Phyllis Hayes and brother Ricky.
Services will be held at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery in McMinnville, Oregon on April 15, 2013 at 3:00 PM.
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