Yvonne Hayes Adams, 87, of Hopkinsville, KY died at 7:21 a.m. Friday, September 20, 2024 at her residence.
Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 23, 2024 at Lakeview Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Leroy Crouch officiating. Hughart, Beard & Giles Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
A native of Christian County, KY she was born April 30, 1937 the daughter of the late Jewell E. Hayes and Edna Rawlins Hayes. She was a graduate of Bethel Women’s College. She retired after 35 years as the County Executive Director for USDA Farm Service Agency. She was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: E. Kent Adams; her daughter: Nancy Ellen Adams; and her sister: Mary Lea Hayes Laster.
Survivors include her daughters: Carol Adams (Travis) Calhoun of Sharon Grove, KY and Elizabeth Adams (Rusty) Wallace of Clarksville, TN; her sisters: Joanne Hayes Jones of Elkton, KY, Barbara Hayes (Sonny) Shaw of Hopkinsville, KY, Kaye Hayes Beasley of Hopkinsville, KY, and Judy Hayes (Jack) Wade of Pembroke, KY; her brother: Danny E. (Teresa) Hayes of Elkton, KY; her brother-in-law: Don Laster of Elkton, KY; her grandchildren: Emily Calhoun (Ryan) Emerick of San Diego, CA, Olivia Calhoun (Cory) Goodlett of Elkton, KY, Lauren E. Wallace of Hermitage, TN, and Ryan (Leigha) Wallace of Los Angeles, CA; and her great grandchildren: Gatlin Goodlett, Collins Goodlett, Emerson Wallace, Jaxon Emerick, and Asher Wallace.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Max’s Hope Pet Rescue.